45 CFR 286.120
§ 286.120 Can Tribes make exceptions to the established time limit for families?
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 45 CFR 286.120, § 286.120 Can Tribes make exceptions to the established time limit for families?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/218666
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:218666@1- SHA-256
2a3ecf0ec434fe23cebac5bdb24edb47330fcee1c59b40d369d4f145e2fa39d9
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) Tribes have the option to exempt families from the established time limits for:
(1) Hardship, as defined by the Tribe, or
(2) The family includes someone who has been battered or has been subject to extreme cruelty.
(b) If a Tribe elects the hardship option, the Tribe must specify in its TFAP the maximum percent of its average monthly caseload of families on assistance that will be exempt from the established time limit under paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) If the Tribe proposes to exempt more than 20 percent of the caseload under paragraph (a) of this section, the Tribe must include a rationale in the plan.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.