For purposes of eligibility for public assistance under Title IV-A of the Federal Social Security Act, “public assistance under Title IV-A of the Federal Social Security Act standard of need” means an amount no less than the poverty income level by size of family unit, as annually issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, minus the combined value of the state‘s average Medicaid utilization for a given family size plus the value of United States food stamps for a given family size.
Effective: July 15, 1998

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 205.2001

  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Public assistance: means money grants, assistance in kind, or services to or for the benefit of needy aged, needy blind, needy permanently and totally disabled persons, needy children, or persons with whom a needy child lives or a family containing a combination of these categories, except that the term shall not be construed to permit the granting of financial aid where the purpose of such aid is to obtain an abortion. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. — Created
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988.

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