A. With monies appropriated for temporary assistance for needy families the department of economic security shall provide funding to the department of health services for perinatal substance abuse treatment and services for persons whose family income does not exceed two hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines as published by the United States department of health and human services.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-300.04

  • Assistance: means payments in cash or kind to or on behalf of a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Federal poverty guidelines: means the poverty guidelines as updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Services: includes social casework, rehabilitation counseling and similar services rendered to a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Temporary assistance for needy families: means assistance granted under section 403 of title IV of the social security act as it exists after August 21, 1996. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. Monies provided pursuant to this section:

1. Shall be used to supplement and not to supplant other monies available for funding perinatal substance abuse treatment and services. These monies shall not be expended for any treatment or services if monies from another source are available to pay for the treatment or services.

2. Shall not be used for medical treatment in compliance with the federal law and regulations for the temporary assistance for needy families block grant.

 

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