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Revision 25-4; Effective Oct. 1, 2025
TANF, TP 08 and TA 31
Verify that a person meets the 30-day domicile requirement before allowing more temporary absence periods.
Related Policy
Temporary Absence from the Home, A-920
TANF
Verify domicile:
- at application and redetermination for all certified children; and
- when a change occurs:
- for newly added children; or
- if questionable, for all certified children.
For an unmarried minor parent:
- verify domicile at application and redetermination;
- request a verbal or written statement from the parent, legal guardian, adult relative or an employee of the adult-supervised setting; or
- contact school officials or use a current school record showing the same address as the parent, legal guardian, adult relative or approved adult-supervised setting.
TP 08 and TA 31
Verify domicile of a dependent child:
- at application and redetermination; and
- when a change impacts the living situation or care and control of the dependent child.
Medical Programs
Verify verbally with a state hospital employee if a child entered a state hospital via a court order or if the child was admitted voluntarily. If the child was admitted voluntarily, determine if the caretaker or payee still has care and control.
Verify verbally with a facility employee a child’s placement into a general residential operations facility.
Related Policy
Children’s Living Arrangements, A-241.3.1
Children Admitted into State Hospitals, A-922
Children Residing in General Residential Operations Facilities, A-923
A-941 Verification Sources
Revision 25-4; Effective Oct. 1, 2025
TANF, TP 08 and TA 31
- For a preschool-age child, staff must:
- observe the interaction between the child and caretaker or payee in either the home or the office;
- request a verbal or written statement from a non-relative landlord; or
- request a verbal or written statement from a non-relative neighbor.
- For a school-age child, staff must:
- request the name of the school for each school-age child. If the person does not know where the child attends school and cannot provide a reasonable explanation, consider domicile questionable. When domicile is questionable, contact the school to verify domicile.
- If domicile is not questionable, use any of the following sources to verify domicile:
- contact school officials or use a current school record showing the same address as the caretaker;
- a verbal or written statement from a non-relative landlord;
- a verbal or written statement from a non-relative neighbor; or
- follow the same observation procedures for a preschool-age child if it does not interfere with school attendance.
- For people reported as released from juvenile placement by Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) or Juvenile Probation Department, use the Juvenile Medicaid Tracker.
If a child is home schooled, request domicile verification from another collateral source. Send Form H1020, Request for Information or Action, to request additional verification from the household when domicile is questionable. To request written domicile verification from a non-relative or a non-relative landlord, send:
Medical Programs except TP 08 and TA 31
Staff may accept self-declaration as verification of domicile.
For a child placed into a general residential operations facility, request verification of:
- limited power of attorney for health care and educational services; and
- placement contract.
Related Policy
Children’s Living Arrangements, A-241.3.1
Children Residing in General Residential Operations Facilities, A-923
Verification Requirements, A-1640
Questionable Information, C-920
Providing Verification, C-930