(1) All services available to individuals receiving public assistance under Title IV-A of the Federal Social Security Act benefits shall also be available to individuals not receiving public assistance benefits, upon application by the individual with the cabinet.
(2) The cabinet shall continue to provide IV-D services when a family ceases to receive public assistance without requiring a formal application and without payment of the application fee specified in subsection (3) of this section. IV-D services shall be discontinued upon the request of the recipient.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 205.721

  • Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 205.010
  • 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

(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the cabinet may charge an application fee for the services based on a fee schedule, which shall take into account the applicant’s net income. No application fee shall be required from individuals receiving public assistance.
(4) The cabinet shall impose an annual fee of thirty-five dollars ($35) pursuant to 42
U.S.C. sec. 654, which shall be satisfied by withholding the fee from a child support disbursement.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended
2008 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch.
100, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998 and ch. 255, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 418, sec. 12, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1986
Ky. Acts ch. 487, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986. — Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 379, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984.