25 C.F.R. PART 20--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS
TITLE 25--Indians
CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUBCHAPTER D--HUMAN SERVICES
PART 20--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS
Subpart A--DEFINITIONS, PURPOSE AND POLICY
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| What definitions clarify the meaning of the provisions of this part?
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| What is the purpose of this part?
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| What is the Bureau's policy in providing financial assistance and social services under this part?
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| Have the information collection requirements in this part been approved by the Office of Management and Budget?
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Subpart B--WELFARE REFORM
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| What contact will the Bureau maintain with State, tribal, county, local, and other Federal agency programs?
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| How does the Bureau designate a service area and what information is required?
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| What is a tribal redesign plan?
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| Can a tribe incorporate assistance from other sources into a tribal redesign plan?
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| Must all tribes submit a tribal redesign plan?
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| Can tribes change eligibility criteria or levels of payments for General Assistance?
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| Must a tribe get approval for a tribal redesign plan?
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| Can a tribe use savings from a tribal redesign plan to meet other priorities of the tribe?
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| What if the tribal redesign plan leads to increased costs?
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| Can a tribe operating under a tribal redesign plan go back to operating under this part?
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| Can eligibility criteria or payments for Burial Assistance, Child Assistance, and Disaster Assistance and Emergency Assistance change?
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Subpart C--DIRECT ASSISTANCE
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| Who qualifies for Direct Assistance under this subpart?
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| What is the goal of General Assistance?
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| Are Indian applicants required to seek assistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families?
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| When is an applicant eligible for General Assistance?
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| When will the Bureau review eligibility for General Assistance?
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| What is the payment standard for General Assistance?
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| What resources does the Bureau consider when determining need?
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| What does earned income include?
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| What does unearned income include?
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| What recurring income must be prorated?
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| What amounts will the Bureau deduct from earned income?
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| What amounts will the Bureau deduct from income or other resources?
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| How will the Bureau compute financial assistance payments?
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| What is the policy on employment?
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| Who is not covered by the employment policy?
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| What must a person covered by the employment policy do?
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| How will the ineligibility period be implemented?
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| What case management responsibilities does the social services worker have?
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| What responsibilities does the general assistance recipient have?
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| Does TWEP allow an incentive payment?
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| Who can receive a TWEP incentive payment?
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| Will the local TWEP be required to have written program procedures?
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| When can the Bureau provide Burial Assistance?
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| Who can apply for Burial Assistance?
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| Does Burial Assistance cover transportation costs?
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| When can the Bureau provide Disaster Assistance?
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| How can a tribe apply for Disaster Assistance?
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| When can the Bureau provide Emergency Assistance payments?
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| What is the payment standard for Emergency Assistance?
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| What is Adult Care Assistance?
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| Who can receive Adult Care Assistance?
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| How do I apply for Adult Care Assistance?
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| What happens after I apply?
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| What is the payment standard for Adult Care Assistance?
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Subpart D--SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ELDERLY, AND FAMILIES
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| Who should receive Services to Children, Elderly, and Families?
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| What is included under Services to Children, Elderly, and Families?
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| When are protective services provided?
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| What do protective services include?
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| What information is contained in a social services assessment?
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Subpart E--CHILD ASSISTANCE
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| Who is eligible for Child Assistance?
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| What services can be paid for with Child Assistance funds?
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| Can Child Assistance funds be used to place Indian children in residential care facilities?
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| When can Child Assistance funds be used for Indian adoption or guardianship subsidies?
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| What short-term homemaker services can Child Assistance pay for?
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| What services are provided jointly with the Child Assistance Program?
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| What information is required in the foster care case file?
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| What requirements must foster care providers meet?
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| What must the social services agency do when a child is placed in foster care, residential care or guardianship home?
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| What must the social services worker do when a child is placed in foster care or residential care facility?
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| How is the court involved in child placements?
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| Should permanency plans be developed?
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| Can the Bureau/tribal contractors make Indian adoptive placements?
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| Should Interstate Compacts be used for the placement of children?
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| What assistance can the courts request from social services on behalf of children?
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| What is required for case management?
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| How are child abuse, neglect or exploitation cases to be handled?
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Subpart F--ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
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| Who can apply for financial assistance or social services?
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| How can applications be submitted?
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| How does the Bureau verify eligibility for social services?
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| How is an application approved or denied?
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| How is an applicant or recipient notified that benefits or services are denied or changed?
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| What happens when an applicant or recipient appeals a decision under this subpart?
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| How is an incorrect payment adjusted or recovered?
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| What happens when applicants or recipients knowingly and willfully provide false or fraudulent information?
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Subpart G--HEARINGS AND APPEALS
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| Can an applicant or recipient appeal the decision of a Bureau official?
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| Does a recipient receive financial assistance while an appeal is pending?
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| When is an appeal hearing scheduled?
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| What must the written notice of hearing include?
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| Who conducts the hearing or appeal of a Bureau decision or action and what is the process?
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| Can an applicant or recipient appeal a tribal decision?
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