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2016 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 43 - Social Services
CHAPTER 5 - PUBLIC AID, ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF GENERALLY
ARTICLE 1 Public Aid and Assistance- Section 43-5-10. Implementation and administration of public welfare program; regulations.
- Section 43-5-15. Applications for assistance; manner and form.
- Section 43-5-20. Payments to support needy child and eligible caretaker; counseling for recipient where aid not being used in best interests of child; appointment of protective payee.
- Section 43-5-24. Provision of information regarding contraception and family planning.
- Section 43-5-25. Wilful use of payment for purpose not in best interests of child; protective payee.
- Section 43-5-30. Overpayments and underpayments; recoupment or correction.
- Section 43-5-40. Unlawful publication or other use of records; penalty.
- Section 43-5-45. Notice by department of intended action.
- Section 43-5-50. One-time grant in event assistance check lost, stolen or destroyed.
- Section 43-5-60. Assistance subject to future legislation; no claim against State.
- Section 43-5-65. Application of eligibility.
- Section 43-5-70. Identification and proof of residence; verification of employment, income and other information; absence from State.
- Section 43-5-75. Information from banks concerning applicant or recipient of aid.
- Section 43-5-95. Aid to eighteen-year-old full-time students who are in secondary school or other equivalent training.
- Section 43-5-120. Request for income tax return; use of information contained in return; notice to recipient; referral to authorities of violations of law.
- Section 43-5-125. "Living with" defined; verification of child's residence.
- Section 43-5-130. Consideration of income of relative.
- Section 43-5-140. Annual notification of eligibility and reporting requirements; duty to report; failure to report; change in eligibility.
- Section 43-5-145. Investigation of application.
- Section 43-5-148. Date on which assistance shall begin.
- Section 43-5-150. Appeal to State department; proceedings; further appeals.
- Section 43-5-155. Appeal if application not acted upon within specified time.
- Section 43-5-160. Review by state department on own motion or request of applicant.
- Section 43-5-165. Investigation, hearing, and decision by state department.
- Section 43-5-170. Subpoenas, oaths and examinations of witnesses.
- Section 43-5-175. Effect of state department's decision on county department.
- Section 43-5-180. Charges and fees for representing applicants or recipients of assistance.
- Section 43-5-185. Public officers prohibited from attempting to influence decisions regarding applications for assistance; penalty.
- Section 43-5-190. Payments to be exempt from taxes, levy or other process; payments to be inalienable and unassignable; bankruptcy.
- Section 43-5-200. Endorsement when recipient dies after issuance of check.
- Section 43-5-220. Obtaining support payments from absent parents; amount; proceedings.
- Section 43-5-222. Portion of child support payments to be paid to welfare recipients; department to be reimbursed.
- Section 43-5-225. Central registry of records; assistance of other agencies; availability of records.
- Section 43-5-230. Public Welfare Cooperative Support Program Fund.
- Section 43-5-235. Reimbursement of local entities for costs of child support collection and paternity determination program.
- Section 43-5-240. Execution of cooperative support program agreement.
- Section 43-5-245. Time and forms for submission of plans for operating program; execution of contract upon approval.
- Section 43-5-310. General assistance to handicapped or unfortunate persons who are unable to support themselves.
- Section 43-5-320. General assistance to certain persons who are essential to welfare of others.
- Section 43-5-330. Application for assistance.
- Section 43-5-340. Investigation of application; visit to applicant's home.
- Section 43-5-350. Grant of assistance; amount.
- Section 43-5-400. Definitions.
- Section 43-5-410. Cooperation with federal government; administration of funds.
- Section 43-5-420. Application for aid.
- Section 43-5-430. Investigation and report.
- Section 43-5-440. Grant for aid; denial of aid; appeal.
- Section 43-5-450. Amount of grants.
- Section 43-5-460. Estimate of amount needed per county.
- Section 43-5-470. Federal funds for aid to dependent children.
- Section 43-5-580. Enforcement of support obligations of absent parents.
- Section 43-5-590. Powers and duties of Department of Social Services in accordance with approved child support plan.
- Section 43-5-598. Definitions; new hire directory; employee to file report; access to information in directory.
- Section 43-5-600. Applicability of legal process, brought to enforce child or spousal support obligations, to payments by State.
- Section 43-5-610. Maintenance of central registry of records; availability of records.
- Section 43-5-620. Establishment of uniform system of information clearance and retrieval; information to be furnished by bureaus of employment security and motor vehicles; confidential or privileged information.
- Section 43-5-630. Proration of intermittent income received by applicants for assistance.
- Section 43-5-910. Short title; definitions.
- Section 43-5-920. Administration.
- Section 43-5-930. Implementation and enforcement in general.
- Section 43-5-940. Department's authority.
- Section 43-5-950. Criminal sanctions.
- Section 43-5-960. Civil sanctions.
- Section 43-5-970. Appeals.
- Section 43-5-1105. State welfare policy.
- Section 43-5-1110. Definitions.
- Section 43-5-1115. Employment and training for those receiving assistance.
- Section 43-5-1120. Welfare agreements; leave from employment for family planning services; employment and training components of receiving assistance.
- Section 43-5-1125. Sanctions for failing to comply with welfare agreement.
- Section 43-5-1130. County departmental goals for hiring welfare recipients.
- Section 43-5-1135. State agency goals to recruit and employ welfare recipients.
- Section 43-5-1140. Labor market and occupational information to be provided to department.
- Section 43-5-1145. Cash assistance payments paid as wage subsidy or tax credit.
- Section 43-5-1150. Job Training and Partnership Act incentive funds.
- Section 43-5-1155. Entrepreneurial development.
- Section 43-5-1160. Relocation assistance.
- Section 43-5-1165. Teen parent independence initiative.
- Section 43-5-1170. Time limited welfare and exceptions.
- Section 43-5-1175. No increase in welfare with increase in number of children.
- Section 43-5-1180. Participation in work support required when child is one year old.
- Section 43-5-1185. Family skills training program.
- Section 43-5-1190. Eligibility denied on ground of alcohol or drug problem; treatment program required.
- Section 43-5-1195. Eligibility based on parent's support and employment revised.
- Section 43-5-1200. Vehicle and other asset limits.
- Section 43-5-1205. Interest income and dividends to be excluded.
- Section 43-5-1210. Minor child's income to be excluded.
- Section 43-5-1215. Welfare recipients under age eighteen must attend school.
- Section 43-5-1220. Minor mother must live with minor's parents to receive welfare; exceptions.
- Section 43-5-1225. Outreach and information programs.
- Section 43-5-1230. Family to be served as a whole.
- Section 43-5-1235. Increased health care access through existing resources.
- Section 43-5-1240. Transitional Medicaid and child care.
- Section 43-5-1245. Federal child care funds must be sought.
- Section 43-5-1250. Endorsement of statewide mass transit network.
- Section 43-5-1255. Adult education initiatives.
- Section 43-5-1260. Technical education partnership initiatives.
- Section 43-5-1265. Simplification of application forms.
- Section 43-5-1270. Information on absent parent required.
- Section 43-5-1275. Electronic data interchange standards.
- Section 43-5-1280. Review of federal and state procurement and purchasing regulations.
- Section 43-5-1285. Annual report.
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