2014 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 42 - WELFARE
CHAPTER 2 - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL
42-2-107. Payment of assistance; custodian for incompetent recipients.

42-2-107. Payment of assistance; custodian for incompetent recipients.

(a) Public assistance and social services approved under this article:

(i) May be provided in the form of a performance payment or other financial assistance, in the home of the applicant, in an institution or in any other manner or form determined appropriate by rule and regulation of the department;

(ii) Shall be provided to the recipient until terminated or modified pursuant to this article;

(iii) Shall be provided to qualified recipients who move to Wyoming from other states, except the amount of the performance payment or other financial assistance for the first twelve (12) months of eligibility in Wyoming may, at the option of the department, be the lesser of:

(A) The amount of assistance for which the recipient would be entitled in Wyoming; or

(B) The amount of the assistance the recipient would be receiving in the state of prior residence.

(b) A performance payment or any other form of public assistance shall be payable to the recipient or to a custodian or a vendor on behalf of the recipient. If the recipient is determined incompetent for purposes of using the public assistance provided under this article in the most beneficial manner, the amount may be payable to a custodian of the recipient. Subject to approval of the department, the custodian may receive and dispose of the public assistance on behalf of the recipient and shall report quarterly to the department providing a detailed accounting of his management of the amounts received under this subsection. The department shall review the report, determine if the conduct of the custodian is in the best interests of the recipient and file a copy of the report in the recipient's case record.