PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 593

(2)     If the caseworker determines that the local department shall provide
transitional assistance, the FIP benefit that would have been paid to the recipient shall be
paid instead to a [nonprofit organization] THIRD PARTY PAYEE on behalf of the
recipient for a period of up to 3 months.

(3)     A recipient who has received transitional assistance may apply for the
FIP benefit and the benefit shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to all eligible

individuals.

(4)     The [nonprofit organization] THIRD PARTY PAYEE shall provide
transitional assistance to the recipient in one or more of the following forms:

(i)     Counseling;

(ii)    Housing;

(iii)   Child care;

(iv)    Household supplies and equipment;

(v)     Direct assistance other than a cash payment; and

(vi) Any other noncash assistance that may be necessary to assist the

recipient to make the transition from welfare.

(5)     Subject to the approval of the Secretary, the caseworker, in conjunction
with the recipient, shall select the [nonprofit organization] THIRD PARTY PAYEE
described under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(6)     A LOCAL DEPARTMENT MAY PAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE TO A
THIRD PARTY PAYEE TO COVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE THIRD PARTY
PAYEE FOR PROVIDING THE SERVICES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS
SUBSECTION.

[(6)] (7) No portion of the funds provided through transitional assistance
may be used for the furtherance of sectarian religious instruction.

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

50A.

(A) (1) AT INITIAL APPLICATION, OR FIRST REDETERMINATION AFTER JULY 1,
1997, FOR TEMPORARY CASH ASSISTANCE, OR WHEN CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BY
THE STAFF OF THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT, A LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL ASSESS THE
NEED OF AN APPLICANT ANY ADULT OR MINOR PARENT RECIPIENT FOR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.

(2) TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING WHETHER AN APPLICANT ADULT OR
MINOR PARENT RECIPIENT HAS A NEED FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, THE
LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL USE AN ENHANCED ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANT
ADULT OR MINOR PARENT RECIPIENT THAT WOULD EXPOSE ANY POTENTIAL

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