ORS 412.014
State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program

  • rules

(1)

There is created in the Department of Human Services the State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program. The department shall provide aid under this section to families that are eligible for temporary assistance for needy families under ORS 412.001 (Definitions) to 412.069 (Appeal from denial of or failure to act on application or from modification or cancellation of aid) and that include a needy caretaker relative who is unable to maintain substantial gainful activity due to a disability or combination of disabilities that meet the criteria of section 216 of the Social Security Act.

(2)

The department shall assist families receiving aid under this section in qualifying for federal Supplemental Security Income and Social Security disability benefits, including obtaining necessary medical records and evaluations. The department shall maintain a list of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state and approved by the Social Security Administration and nonprofit legal services organizations that represent Oregon residents in administrative hearings before the Social Security Administration Office of Disability Adjudication and Review.

(3)

The department shall adopt rules for determining the amount of aid granted under this section that is not less than the amount of aid granted under ORS 412.006 (Administration of temporary assistance for needy families program) (1).

(4)

Participation in the State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program shall be voluntary. The department shall provide information to potential participants in the State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program about the opportunities for employment while receiving Supplemental Security Income and about employment resources available to State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program participants. The information must be in a format accessible to the potential participant.

(5)

Participants in the State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program must cooperate with the department in establishing eligibility for Supplemental Security Income including, but not limited to, signing an interim assistance reimbursement agreement. The department by rule may establish policies for monitoring and encouraging full engagement in the State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program, including activities that promote family stability. The department shall offer participants the opportunity to participate in any suitable activity in the job opportunity and basic skills program under ORS 412.009 (Engagement in JOBS). [2007 c.861 §8; 2009 c.11 §54; 2011 c.46 §1; 2011 c.604 §§3,4; 2019 c.602 §4]

Source: Section 412.014 — State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors412.­html.

412.001
Definitions
412.002
Legislative findings
412.006
Administration of temporary assistance for needy families program
412.007
Determination of amount of aid
412.009
Engagement in JOBS
412.011
Support service payments to prevent loss of employment
412.014
State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program
412.016
Enrollment in educational institution as allowable work activity
412.024
Assignment of support rights
412.026
Payment of aid to individual other than relative
412.028
Petition for and appointment of guardian or conservator
412.029
Expenditures limited to needs of beneficiary
412.034
Denial of aid when unemployed parent refuses employment
412.039
Cooperation of department with Director of Employment Department and all available workforce services to find employment for parent
412.044
Cooperation with other agencies to provide vocational training
412.049
Powers and duties of department
412.054
Application for aid
412.059
Investigation of eligibility of child
412.064
Authority to determine eligibility
412.069
Appeal from denial of or failure to act on application or from modification or cancellation of aid
412.074
Use and custody of records of temporary assistance for needy families program
412.079
Time limits
412.084
Minor parents’ eligibility to receive assistance and support services
412.089
Referral to mental health or drug abuse professional
412.094
Public officials to cooperate in locating and furnishing information concerning parents of children receiving or applying to receive public assistance and in prosecuting nonsupport cases
412.109
Policy on absent parent
412.124
Post-TANF aid to employed families
412.139
Duties of department relating to federal law
412.144
Duties of department relating to other agencies
412.151
Statewide electronic benefits transfer system
412.155
Additional monthly payments of elderly rental assistance
412.161
Policy on two-parent families
412.991
Criminal penalties
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