Department of Human Services Docket OAC 340:10 Proposed Rule

ok-1154: Department of Human Services — Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

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Summary

The proposed amendments to Chapter 10, Subchapter 2 amend the rules to define who is a "work eligible" person and remove unnecessary barriers to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance and flexible funds. The proposed amendments to Chapter 10, Subchapter 3 amend the rules to: (1) exclude income from a person acting in the role of a spouse from the TANF income determination; (2) clarify what circumstances qualify as self-employment; (3) adjust how Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) determines when a partner receives self-employment income; (4) allow the self-employment business expense deduction to all self-employed households; (5) allow a Ukrainian humanitarian parolee until September 30, 2024, to receive parole and be a qualified and eligible alien, per Section 301 of the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law (P.L.) 188-50; and (6) reclassify citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau as qualified and eligible aliens, per Section 209 of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

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