(a)  All provisions of this chapter, with the exception of subsection (b), shall be effective and apply to all applicants and recipients on or after July 1, 2008.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40-5.2-38

  • Assistance: means cash and any other benefits provided pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-5.2-8
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-5.2-8
  • Family: means : (i) A pregnant woman from and including the seventh month of her pregnancy; or (ii) A child and the following eligible persons living in the same household as the child: (iii) Each biological, adoptive or stepparent of the child, or in the absence of a parent, any adult relative who is responsible, in fact, for the care of such child; and (iv) The child's minor siblings (whether of the whole or half blood); provided, however, that the term "family" shall not include any person receiving benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-5.2-8
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Recipient: means a person who has been found eligible and receives cash assistance in accordance with this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-5.2-8
  • State: means the state of Rhode Island. See Rhode Island General Laws 40-5.2-8

(b)  For all current recipients as of July 1, 2008, who have received cash assistance, either state or federally funded, since May 1, 1997, under Rhode Island’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (federal TANF described at Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.), formerly entitled the family independence program, or received cash assistance from another state, either state or federally funded, since May 1, 1997, under that state’s similar Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (federal TANF described at Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.), prior to October 1, 2008, application and implementation of the time limits described in § 40-5.2-10(h) will occur on and after July 1, 2009.

(c)  All cash assistance received, either state or federally funded, since May 1, 1997, under Rhode Island’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (federal TANF described at Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.), formerly entitled the family independence program, or in another state under that state’s similar Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (federal TANF described at Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.) prior to July 1, 2009, shall be counted toward the time limits of cash assistance described in § 40-5.1-10(h) [repealed].

(d)  The department will not close families who previously received cash assistance, either state or federally funded, since May 1, 1997, under Rhode Island’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (federal TANF described at Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.), formerly entitled the family independence program, or in another state under that state’s similar Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (federal TANF described at Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.) prior to the effective date of the Rhode Island works program due to the time limit outlined in § 40-5.2-10(h) of this chapter until July 1, 2009. Except, however, all those families who previously received family independence program cash assistance, either state or federally funded or in another state, as described above, and who will reach the family independence program sixty-month (60), lifetime time limit in accordance with prior Rhode Island general law, § 40-5.1-8(d), prior to July 1, 2009, shall be closed at the time they would have reached the sixty-month (60) time limit in accordance with prior Rhode Island general law, § 40-5.1-8(d). Nothing in this section shall be deemed to mean that any recipient of cash assistance, either state or federally funded, through the prior family independence program shall receive more than the time limit of sixty (60) months of cash assistance that had been permissible under prior Rhode Island general law, § 40-5.1-8(d).

(e)  Those families or assistance units receiving cash assistance shall be notified in writing as to the time limits imposed on the receipt of cash assistance in accordance with the Rhode Island works program under this chapter, as well as all the other program requirements.

History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 100, art. 16, § 1.