Ch. 593

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) In an adult-supervised group living arrangement that shall provide
a protective payee, IF THERE IS NO AVAILABLE PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN,
CUSTODIAN, OR OTHER ADULT RELATIVE WITH WHOM THE MINOR PARENT CAN
LIVE OR THE MINOR PARENT OR CHILD WOULD BE SUBJECT TO PHYSICAL OR
EMOTIONAL HARM, SEXUAL ABUSE, OR NEGLECT IN THE HOME OF ANY AVAILABLE
ADULT RELATIVE OR A SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER OTHERWISE FINDS THAT LIVING
WITH ANY AVAILABLE ADULT RELATIVE WOULD NOT BE IN THE MINOR PERSON'S
PARENT'S OR CHILD'S BEST INTEREST; or

(iii) Independently, if a social service worker confirms that the minor
parent or child's physical safety or emotional health would otherwise be in jeopardy; and

(4) In the case of an applicant or recipient who is an immigrant, for a period
of 3 years from the date of the immigrant's entry into the United States, unless a different
period of time is set by the federal government, the applicant or recipient is a legal
immigrant, whose income and resources shall be deemed to include the income and
resources of any sponsor who executed an affidavit of support pursuant to § 213A of the
Immigration and Naturalization Act in behalf of the legal immigrant.

(f) (1) This subsection does not apply to a birth resulting from rape or incest.

(2)     Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, temporary cash
assistance may not include the increment in cash benefits under the program for which a
recipient would otherwise be eligible as a result of the birth of a child 10 or more months
after the recipient's initial application for temporary cash assistance benefits.

(3)     Cash payments for a child may not be made to a family other than the
child's family unless the Social Services Administration has placed the child with the
other family.

(4)     [Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single custodial parent
who is ineligible for an increment in cash benefits as provided by this subsection shall
receive the total value of all child support payments due and collected for that child.

(5)] The Department shall provide for a recipient ineligible for an increment
in cash benefits under this subsection a child-specific benefit not to exceed [, when
combined with any child support payments made under paragraph (4) of this subsection,]
the value of the increment eliminated by this subsection for the purchase of goods
specified by the Department as suitable for the care of a minor.

(5)     A LOCAL DEPARTMENT MAY PAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE TO A
THIRD PARTY PAYEE TO COVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE THIRD PARTY
PAYEE FOR MANAGING THE CHILD-SPECIFIC BENEFIT.

(6) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS SPECIFYING THE
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THIRD PARTY PAYEES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION.

(h) (1) After termination of temporary cash assistance under this section, the
recipient may receive transitional assistance.

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