Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-32-R1

Redraft OTH 32

DCF Title IV-E Eligibility

Mr. Rodrigues moved that the proposed new text be amended <w:p><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">by inserting, after Section 64, the following section:-

“SECTION 64A.  Section 23 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 19 of chapter 359 of the acts of 2010, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-

(j) Upon request by the department, the commissioner of probation shall provide to the department a copy of a person’s indigency intake form, final assessment of financial circumstances and any report certifying that such person either continues to meet or no longer meets the definition of indigency prepared by the chief probation officer in accordance with section 2 ½ of chapter 211D. The department shall use such forms or reports for the purpose of completing eligibility determinations under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act and no other purpose. The commissioner of probation and the commissioner of the department of children and families shall jointly determine the process by which  the department of children and families shall obtain and maintain such forms and reports.  The department of children and families shall not make, and shall prohibit, any dissemination of such information, for any purpose other than as set forth herein.”