Oklahoma § 56-604 - Family Support Program - Eligibility criteria

§ 56-604. Family Support Program - Eligibility criteria

The Director of the Department of Human Services shall, within

the constraints of funding appropriated to the Department, maintain

a Family Support Program for children with severe developmental

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 56. Poor Persons

disabilities who reside in their family homes in accordance with the

following criteria:

1. The family member resides with the family;

2. The family resides in the State of Oklahoma;

3. The gross adjusted income of the family for the year

immediately preceding the date of application for the assistance did

not exceed Forty-five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00);

4. The family is headed by a biological parent, adoptive

parent, or legal guardian of the eligible family member; provided,

however, that if the eligible family member lives with an adoptive

parent or parents who already receive adoption subsidy from any

source on behalf of the applicant, the family cannot receive family

support assistance authorized by this section; and

5. The family or family member does not receive Medicaid Home

and Community-based Waiver Services.

Added by Laws 1992, c. 277, § 4, eff. July 1, 1992. Amended by Laws

1997, c. 407, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.