Limitation to Pregnant Women 400-19-45-30
(Revised 6/1/10 ML 3218)
(N.D.A.C. 75-02-01.2-30)
(N.D.A.C. 75-02-01.2-31)
As a condition of eligibility, pregnancy and the estimated due date must be medically verified. The case file must contain verification regardless of whether the unborn is the only child..
Eligibility for TANF assistance for a pregnant woman with no other child(ren) can begin no earlier than the sixth month of a medically verified pregnancy. A referral for the unborn child will automatically be made to Child Support Enforcement if the pregnant woman receives a TANF benefit. JOBS participation is required for a woman in the third trimester unless there is good cause for not participating.
If a pregnant woman in the third trimester with no other children in the home resides with her spouse, eligibility must be based on a finding of incapacity, aged, or disability of the pregnant woman or her spouse. The needs of the pregnant woman and her spouse may then be met.
Upon the birth of the newborn, if the woman with no other children in the home resides with her spouse or the father of the newborn for whom paternity has been established, continued eligibility must be based on the deprivation factor of incapacity, aged or disability of either parent.
If a pregnant woman in the third trimester with no other children in the home resides with the father of the child (who is not her spouse), eligibility must be based on the deprivation of absence since paternity has not been established. The benefit includes the financial needs of the pregnant woman only.
Note: Upon the birth of the newborn, continued eligibility must be based on the deprivation of absence if paternity has not been established. The benefit includes the financial needs of the mother and newborn until paternity is established.
An unborn child of a pregnant woman with other child(ren) does not affect the household size or TANF benefit.
