Title 25

PART 20

Part 20 - Financial Assistance And Social Services Programs

PART 20 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS Authority:25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83. Source:65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

25:1.0.1.4.12.1SUBPART A
Subpart A - Definitions, Purpose and Policy
25:1.0.1.4.12.1.11.1SECTION 20.100
   20.100 What definitions clarify the meaning of the provisions of this part
25:1.0.1.4.12.1.11.2SECTION 20.101
   20.101 What is the purpose of this part
25:1.0.1.4.12.1.11.3SECTION 20.102
   20.102 What is the Bureau's policy in providing financial assistance and social services under this part
25:1.0.1.4.12.1.11.4SECTION 20.103
   20.103 Have the information collection requirements in this part been approved by the Office of Management and Budget
25:1.0.1.4.12.2SUBPART B
Subpart B - Welfare Reform
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.1SECTION 20.200
   20.200 What contact will the Bureau maintain with State, tribal, county, local, and other Federal agency programs
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.2SECTION 20.201
   20.201 How does the Bureau designate a service area and what information is required
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.3SECTION 20.202
   20.202 What is a tribal redesign plan
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.4SECTION 20.203
   20.203 Can a tribe incorporate assistance from other sources into a tribal redesign plan
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.5SECTION 20.204
   20.204 Must all tribes submit a tribal redesign plan
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.6SECTION 20.205
   20.205 Can tribes change eligibility criteria or levels of payments for General Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.7SECTION 20.206
   20.206 Must a tribe get approval for a tribal redesign plan
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.8SECTION 20.207
   20.207 Can a tribe use savings from a tribal redesign plan to meet other priorities of the tribe
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.9SECTION 20.208
   20.208 What if the tribal redesign plan leads to increased costs
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.10SECTION 20.209
   20.209 Can a tribe operating under a tribal redesign plan go back to operating under this part
25:1.0.1.4.12.2.11.11SECTION 20.210
   20.210 Can eligibility criteria or payments for Burial Assistance, Child Assistance, and Disaster Assistance and Emergency Assistance change
25:1.0.1.4.12.3SUBPART C
Subpart C - Direct Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11SUBJGRP 11
   Eligibility for Direct Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11.1SECTION 20.300
   20.300 Who qualifies for Direct Assistance under this subpart
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11.2SECTION 20.301
   20.301 What is the goal of General Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11.3SECTION 20.302
   20.302 Are Indian applicants required to seek assistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11.4SECTION 20.303
   20.303 When is an applicant eligible for General Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11.5SECTION 20.304
   20.304 When will the Bureau review eligibility for General Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11.6SECTION 20.305
   20.305 What is redetermination
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.11.7SECTION 20.306
   20.306 What is the payment standard for General Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12SUBJGRP 12
   Determining Need and Income
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12.8SECTION 20.307
   20.307 What resources does the Bureau consider when determining need
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12.9SECTION 20.308
   20.308 What does earned income include
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12.10SECTION 20.309
   20.309 What does unearned income include
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12.11SECTION 20.310
   20.310 What recurring income must be prorated
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12.12SECTION 20.311
   20.311 What amounts will the Bureau deduct from earned income
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12.13SECTION 20.312
   20.312 What amounts will the Bureau deduct from income or other resources
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.12.14SECTION 20.313
   20.313 How will the Bureau compute financial assistance payments
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.13SUBJGRP 13
   Employment Requirements
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.13.15SECTION 20.314
   20.314 What is the policy on employment
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.13.16SECTION 20.315
   20.315 Who is not covered by the employment policy
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.13.17SECTION 20.316
   20.316 What must a person covered by the employment policy do
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.13.18SECTION 20.317
   20.317 How will the ineligibility period be implemented
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.13.19SECTION 20.318
   20.318 What case management responsibilities does the social services worker have
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.13.20SECTION 20.319
   20.319 What responsibilities does the general assistance recipient have
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.14SUBJGRP 14
   Tribal Work Experience Program (TWEP)
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.14.21SECTION 20.320
   20.320 What is TWEP
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.14.22SECTION 20.321
   20.321 Does TWEP allow an incentive payment
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.14.23SECTION 20.322
   20.322 Who can receive a TWEP incentive payment
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.14.24SECTION 20.323
   20.323 Will the local TWEP be required to have written program procedures
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.15SUBJGRP 15
   Burial Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.15.25SECTION 20.324
   20.324 When can the Bureau provide Burial Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.15.26SECTION 20.325
   20.325 Who can apply for Burial Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.15.27SECTION 20.326
   20.326 Does Burial Assistance cover transportation costs
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.16SUBJGRP 16
   Disaster Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.16.28SECTION 20.327
   20.327 When can the Bureau provide Disaster Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.16.29SECTION 20.328
   20.328 How can a tribe apply for Disaster Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.17SUBJGRP 17
   Emergency Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.17.30SECTION 20.329
   20.329 When can the Bureau provide Emergency Assistance payments
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.17.31SECTION 20.330
   20.330 What is the payment standard for Emergency Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.18SUBJGRP 18
   Adult Care Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.18.32SECTION 20.331
   20.331 What is Adult Care Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.18.33SECTION 20.332
   20.332 Who can receive Adult Care Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.18.34SECTION 20.333
   20.333 How do I apply for Adult Care Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.18.35SECTION 20.334
   20.334 What happens after I apply
25:1.0.1.4.12.3.18.36SECTION 20.335
   20.335 What is the payment standard for Adult Care Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.4SUBPART D
Subpart D - Services to Children, Elderly, and Families
25:1.0.1.4.12.4.19.1SECTION 20.400
   20.400 Who should receive Services to Children, Elderly, and Families
25:1.0.1.4.12.4.19.2SECTION 20.401
   20.401 What is included under Services to Children, Elderly, and Families
25:1.0.1.4.12.4.19.3SECTION 20.402
   20.402 When are protective services provided
25:1.0.1.4.12.4.19.4SECTION 20.403
   20.403 What do protective services include
25:1.0.1.4.12.4.19.5SECTION 20.404
   20.404 What information is contained in a social services assessment
25:1.0.1.4.12.5SUBPART E
Subpart E - Child Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.19SUBJGRP 19
   How Child Assistance Funds Can Be Used
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.19.1SECTION 20.500
   20.500 Who is eligible for Child Assistance
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.19.2SECTION 20.501
   20.501 What services can be paid for with Child Assistance funds
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.19.3SECTION 20.502
   20.502 Can Child Assistance funds be used to place Indian children in residential care facilities
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.19.4SECTION 20.503
   20.503 When can Child Assistance funds be used for Indian adoption or guardianship subsidies
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.19.5SECTION 20.504
   20.504 What short-term homemaker services can Child Assistance pay for
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.19.6SECTION 20.505
   20.505 What services are provided jointly with the Child Assistance Program
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20SUBJGRP 20
   Foster Care
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.7SECTION 20.506
   20.506 What information is required in the foster care case file
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.8SECTION 20.507
   20.507 What requirements must foster care providers meet
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.9SECTION 20.508
   20.508 What must the social services agency do when a child is placed in foster care, residential care or guardianship home
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.10SECTION 20.509
   20.509 What must the social services worker do when a child is placed in foster care or residential care facility
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.11SECTION 20.510
   20.510 How is the court involved in child placements
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.12SECTION 20.511
   20.511 Should permanency plans be developed
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.13SECTION 20.512
   20.512 Can the Bureau/tribal contractors make Indian adoptive placements
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.14SECTION 20.513
   20.513 Should Interstate Compacts be used for the placement of children
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.15SECTION 20.514
   20.514 What assistance can the courts request from social services on behalf of children
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.16SECTION 20.515
   20.515 What is required for case management
25:1.0.1.4.12.5.20.17SECTION 20.516
   20.516 How are child abuse, neglect or exploitation cases to be handled
25:1.0.1.4.12.6SUBPART F
Subpart F - Administrative Procedures
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.1SECTION 20.600
   20.600 Who can apply for financial assistance or social services
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.2SECTION 20.601
   20.601 How can applications be submitted
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.3SECTION 20.602
   20.602 How does the Bureau verify eligibility for social services
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.4SECTION 20.603
   20.603 How is an application approved or denied
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.5SECTION 20.604
   20.604 How is an applicant or recipient notified that benefits or services are denied or changed
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.6SECTION 20.605
   20.605 What happens when an applicant or recipient appeals a decision under this subpart
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.7SECTION 20.606
   20.606 How is an incorrect payment adjusted or recovered
25:1.0.1.4.12.6.21.8SECTION 20.607
   20.607 What happens when applicants or recipients knowingly and willfully provide false or fraudulent information
25:1.0.1.4.12.7SUBPART G
Subpart G - Hearings and Appeals
25:1.0.1.4.12.7.21.1SECTION 20.700
   20.700 Can an applicant or recipient appeal the decision of a Bureau official
25:1.0.1.4.12.7.21.2SECTION 20.701
   20.701 Does a recipient receive financial assistance while an appeal is pending
25:1.0.1.4.12.7.21.3SECTION 20.702
   20.702 When is an appeal hearing scheduled
25:1.0.1.4.12.7.21.4SECTION 20.703
   20.703 What must the written notice of hearing include
25:1.0.1.4.12.7.21.5SECTION 20.704
   20.704 Who conducts the hearing or appeal of a Bureau decision or action and what is the process
25:1.0.1.4.12.7.21.6SECTION 20.705
   20.705 Can an applicant or recipient appeal a tribal decision