Sec. VV-1. 22 MRSA §3769-B is enacted to read:
§3769-B. Assistance in meeting basic needs
Beginning July 1, 1998, the department shall increase the maximum amount of TANF assistance by an amount equal to 5% of the maximum payments that were in effect on January 1, 1998 and shall increase the standard of need to maintain the same differential between the maximum payment and the standard of need that was in effect on January 1, 1998.
1. Limitation. The assistance increase required by this section does not apply to assistance units with earned income disregarded pursuant to department rule or section 3762, subsection 3, paragraph B, subparagraph (7).
2. Determination of eligibility. In determining eligibility for TANF benefits for applicants after July 1, 1998, the department shall use the gross income pretest in effect on January 1, 1998.
3. Coordination with special housing allowance. The assistance increase required by this section does not decrease the special housing allowance payment under section 3762, subsection 3, paragraph B, subparagraph (6) to assistance units that have received the special housing allowance without interruption since June 1998.
Sec. VV-2. Department of Human Services; General Fund revenue. The Department of Human Services shall seek reimbursement of expenditures under Medicaid for targeted case management in the Bureau of Elder and Adult Services program in the amount of $643,112 in fiscal year 1998-99 and $500,000 in the Bureau of Child and Family Services - Regional program in fiscal year 1998-99.
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