Or. Admin. R. 461-120-0110 - Citizenship and Noncitizen Status Requirements

(1) Except as provided in section (5) of this rule, in all programs except the CWM, ERDC, REF, and REFM programs, to be a member of a benefit group (see OAR 461-110-0750) an individual must meet the requirements of at least one of the following subsections:

(a) Be a citizen of the United States;

(b) Meet the noncitizen status requirements in OAR 461-120-0125;

(c) Be a citizen of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands or Saipan, Tinian, Rota or Pagan of the Northern Mariana Islands; or

(d) Be a national from American Samoa or Swains Islands.

(2) In the CWM program, to be a member of the benefit group an individual must meet the eligibility requirements of OAR 461-135-1070.

(3) In the Healthier Oregon medical program, to be a member of the benefit group an individual must meet the eligibility requirements of OAR 461-135-1080.

(4) In the ERDC program, the need group (see OAR 461-110-0630) and benefit group must include a child who meets the requirements of section (1) of this rule except that:

(a) For children enrolled in programs that are subject to Head Start Performance Standards and are supported by both Head Start and CCDF funds, parents must submit verification of Head Start enrollment in lieu of other documentation; and

(b) For children in contracted programs, a Head Start eligibility checklist may be used as verification.

(5) In the REF and REFM programs, to be a member of the need group and the benefit group an individual must meet the noncitizen status requirements of OAR 461-120-0125.

(6) In the TA-DVS and TANF programs, a survivor of domestic violence (see OAR 461-001-0000) is not subject to section (1) of this rule when OAR 461-135-1200 applies.

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Or. Admin. R. 461-120-0110

AFS 80-1989, f. 12-21-89, cert. ef. 2-1-90; AFS 20-1990, f. 8-17-90, cert. ef. 9-1-90; AFS 13-1991, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-91; AFS 2-1992, f. 1-30-92, cert. ef. 2-1-92; AFS 17-1992, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-92; AFS 28-1992, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-92; AFS 12-1993, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-93; AFS 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-94; AFS 9-1997, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-97; AFS 1-2000, f. 1-13-00, cert. ef. 2-1-00; SSP 6-2006, f. 3-31-06, cert. ef. 4-1-06; Reverted to SSP 6-2006, f. 3-31-06, cert. ef. 4-1-06 ; SSP 4-2009(Temp), f. 3-11-09, cert. ef. 4-1-09 thru 9-28-09; SSP 6-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-1-09 thru 9-28-09; Administrative correction 10-22-09; SSP 9-2012, f. 3-29-12, cert. ef. 4-1-12; SSP 11-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-4-16 thru 8-30-16; SSP 17-2016, f. 4-27-16, cert. ef. 5/1/2016; SSP 54-2021, minor correction filed 12/13/2021, effective 12/13/2021; SSP 24-2022, minor correction filed 02/16/2022, effective 2/16/2022; SSP 40-2022, amend filed 06/29/2022, effective 7/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 411.404, 411.706, 411.816, 412.006, 412.014, 412.049 & 412.124

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.070, 411.117, 411.404, 411.706, 411.816, 412.006, 412.014, 412.049, 412.124, 409.050, 414.231 & HB 3352 Oregon 2021 Reg. Sess.