The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) excludes from the TANF certified group:
  (1) an authorized representative, payee, or protective payee;
  (2) a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), foster care, or adoption subsidy payments; and
  (3) a person disqualified from receiving TANF benefits or ineligible to receive TANF benefits, because HHSC determines the person:
    (A) does not meet an eligibility requirement relating to the person's:
      (i) age (because, for example, the person does not meet the definition of a child);
      (ii) citizenship as explained in Division 3 of this subchapter (relating to Citizenship);
      (iii) residency as explained in Division 4 of this subchapter (relating to Residency);
      (iv) domicile as explained in Division 5 of this subchapter (relating to Domicile); or
      (v) relationship status (because, for example, the person is not within the degree of relationship required by §372.108 of this division (relating to Relationship Requirement);
    (B) committed an intentional TANF program violation as described in §357.562(b) of this title (relating to Determination and Disposition of Intentional Program Violations);
    (C) failed to comply with §372.1101 of this chapter (relating to Social Security Number Requirements);
    (D) failed to comply with Subchapter E, Division 5 of this chapter (relating to Third-party Resources);
    (E) has exhausted the time limits for receiving TANF benefits under Division 8 of this subchapter (relating to Time Limits);
    (F) failed to comply with §372.1401 of this chapter (relating to Changes a TANF Household Must Report);
    (G) is a fugitive as explained in §372.501(a)(1) of this subchapter (relating to Disqualifications Due to Criminal Activity); or
    (H) has been convicted of a felony drug offense as explained in §372.501(a)(2) of this subchapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §372.107 adopted to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5361; amended to be effective April 29, 2012, 37 TexReg 2873