(1) To be
eligible for benefits, an individual must be a resident of Oregon.
(2) Except as provided otherwise in OAR
461-120-0030 and this rule, an
individual is a resident of Oregon if the individual lives in Oregon.
(3) There is no minimum amount of time an
individual must live in Oregon to be a resident. However, the individual must
intend to remain in Oregon except in the following situations:
(a) EA may be issued to help an individual
return to a former state of residence.
(b) In the OSIPM, QMB, and REFM programs,
when an individual is presumed incapable of forming an intent to reside under
OAR
461-120-0050.
(c) In the OSIPM, QMB, REF, and TANF
programs, an individual is considered a resident if the individual entered
Oregon with a job commitment or looking for work, and is not receiving benefits
from another state.
(d) The SNAP
program does not require intent to remain to establish residency.
(e) In the TA-DVS program, to the extent
permitted under OAR
461-135-1200.
(4) An individual is not a
resident if the individual is in Oregon solely for a vacation.
(5) An individual continues to be a resident
of Oregon during a temporary period of absence if the individual intends to
return when the purpose of the absence is completed; and, in the TANF program,
the individual remains in the household group under OAR
461-110-0210.
Notes
Or. Admin. R.
461-120-0010
AFS 80-1989, f. 12-21-89,
cert. ef. 2-1-90; AFS 13-1991, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-91; AFS 2-1994, f. &
cert. ef. 2-1-94; AFS 1-2000, f. 1-13-00, cert. ef. 2-1-00; SSP 39-2009(Temp),
f. 12-31-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10 thru 6-30-10; SSP 18-2010, f. & cert. ef.
7-1-10; SSP 9-2012, f. 3-29-12, cert. ef. 4-1-12; SSP 15-2014, f. & cert.
ef. 7-1-14;
SSP
17-2015, f. & cert. ef.
6/30/2015;
SSP
24-2015, f. 9-29-15, cert. ef.
10/1/2015;
SSP
14-2017, f. 6-5-17, cert. ef.
7/1/2017;
SSP
1-2024, minor correction filed 02/21/2024, effective
2/21/2024
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050,
411.060,
411.070,
411.404,
411.706,
411.816,
412.006,
412.014,
412.049,
413.085 &
414.685
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
409.010,
409.050,
411.060,
411.070,
411.404,
411.706,
411.816,
412.006,
412.014,
412.049,
413.085,
414.025,
414.033,
414.685,
414.826,
414.839 &
412.072
