53-4-603. FAIM project -- components. (1) The FAIM financial assistance part of the FAIM project consists of three components referred to as the job supplement program, pathways, and the community services program.
     (2) The job supplement program is an alternative to the components of the FAIM project that provide cash assistance. An eligible family may receive assistance under the job supplement program instead of receiving assistance under pathways or the community services program or may receive assistance under the job supplement program either prior to or after receiving assistance under pathways or the community services program.
     (3) Services that may be provided to eligible individuals in the job supplement program include:
     (a) full medicaid benefits for dependent children, as provided in 53-6-101, and basic medicaid benefits for specified caretaker relatives, as provided in 53-6-101, pursuant to waivers of federal law that are granted by the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services that permit limited benefits. However, a specified caretaker relative who is pregnant is entitled to full medicaid benefits.
     (b) child-care assistance, as provided in 53-4-611 and as specified by the department by rule;
     (c) assistance in obtaining child support; and
     (d) a one-time only cash payment to meet special employment-related needs of the family. In order to receive a one-time cash payment, the family is required to agree not to receive cash assistance for a period of time based on the size of the one-time cash payment received.
     (4) (a) Pathways may provide eligible individuals with job training and education; resource referrals; assistance in obtaining child support; one-time cash payments for special employment-related needs; child-care assistance, as provided in 53-4-611 and as specified by department rule; cash assistance payments; supportive services, if funding is available; full medicaid benefits for dependent children, as provided in 53-6-101; and basic medicaid benefits for specified caretaker relatives, as provided in 53-6-101, pursuant to waivers of federal law that are granted by the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services that permit limited benefits. However, a specified caretaker relative who is pregnant is entitled to full medicaid benefits.
     (b) A specified caretaker relative in either a single-parent family or a two-parent family may receive assistance under pathways for a maximum of 24 months, subject to the time limitation on assistance provided in 53-4-231. The 24 months do not need to be consecutive.
     (5) (a) In the community services program, a specified caretaker relative who has received 24 months of assistance under pathways may continue to receive assistance for the specified caretaker relative's needs for an additional 36 months or longer period, as specified by department rule, if the specified caretaker relative performs community service work as required by the department, subject to the time limitation on assistance provided in 53-4-231.
     (b) A specified caretaker relative who performs community service work as required is entitled to cash assistance for the specified caretaker relative's needs and basic medicaid benefits, as provided in 53-6-101, pursuant to waivers of federal law that are granted by the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services that permit limited benefits. However, a specified caretaker relative who is pregnant is entitled to full medicaid benefits.
     (c) Job training and education, resource referrals, and assistance in obtaining child support may also be provided if determined by the department to be appropriate. Child-care assistance may be provided to participants in the community services program as set forth in 53-4-611 and as specified by department rule.
     (6) Failure of a caretaker relative to participate in community service work as required must result in the needs of the specified caretaker relative being removed from the cash assistance payment.
     (7) A dependent child who meets all eligibility requirements for FAIM financial assistance is not subject to the time limits on assistance in pathways and the community services program that are provided for specified caretaker relatives in this section. However, a dependent child may be ineligible for FAIM financial assistance because of the 60-month limitation on assistance provided in 53-4-231.
     (8) The department may enter into an agreement to reimburse a private or local governmental employer for the premium cost of workers' compensation coverage for a participant of the program who is placed at the employer's worksite for developing employment skills.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 491, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 486, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 515, L. 1997.