{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-414.115","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 414.115","heading":"Limited temporary cash assistance for children born to families receiving temporary cash assistance.","body":"(1) The department shall provide limited additional temporary cash assistance to:\n(a) An existing temporary-cash-assistance case due to the birth of a child when the birth occurs more than 10 months after August 1, 1996; or\n(b) A new temporary-cash-assistance case when the birth occurs more than 10 months after August 1, 1996, and the application or reapplication for temporary cash assistance.\nFor purposes of this subsection, “an existing temporary-cash-assistance case” means a case that is receiving temporary assistance on August 1, 1996, and, if it closes any time after August 1, 1996, is closed for less than 6 continuous months; “a new temporary-cash-assistance case” means a case that was not receiving benefits on August 1, 1996; “reapplication” means a new application by a parent or other caretaker relative who has previously received temporary cash assistance in a case that has been closed for 6 continuous months or more prior to the new application.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply:\n(a) To a program participant who is a victim of rape or incest if the victim files a police report on the rape or incest within 30 days after the incident;\n(b) To a program participant who is confirmed by the Title IV-D child support agency as having been granted an exemption from participating in requirements for the enforcement of child support due to circumstances consistent with the conception of the child as a result of rape, incest, or sexual exploitation. A child for whom an exemption is claimed under this paragraph and for whom an application has been made for a good-cause exemption from the requirements of s. 414.095 shall receive temporary benefits until a determination is made on the application for a good-cause exemption from the requirements of s. 414.095;\n(c) To children who are the firstborn, including all children in the case of multiple birth, of minors included in a temporary cash assistance group who as minors become first-time parents;\n(d) To a child when parental custody has been legally transferred; or\n(e) To a child who is no longer able to live with his or her parents as a result of:\n1. The death of the child’s parent or parents;\n2. The incapacity of the child’s parent or parents as documented by a physician, such that the parent or parents are unable to care for the child;\n3. Legal transfer of the custody of the child to another individual;\n4. Incarceration of the child’s parent or parents, except that the child shall not receive temporary cash assistance if a parent is subsequently released and reunited with the child; or\n5. A situation in which the child’s parent’s or parents’ institutionalization is expected to be for an extended period, as defined by the department.\n(3) A child born subject to this section shall be considered a recipient of temporary cash assistance for all purposes, including Medicaid eligibility.\n(4) For the first child born to a recipient under subsection (1), the department shall provide temporary cash assistance equal to 50 percent of the maximum allowable amount for an individual. This provision does not apply to a child who is born into a family that does not include other children.\n(5) For a second or subsequent child born to a recipient under subsection (1), the department shall provide no additional temporary cash assistance.\nHistory.—s. 15, ch. 96-175; s. 1032, ch. 97-103; s. 11, ch. 97-173; s. 8, ch. 98-57.","path":["CHAPTER 414 FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0414/0414.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:05:33Z","sha256":"fd9f6cc1be187f312b88ba5437d3e91f3db42beea3ab9042d977a7e6f6273061","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-414.106","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-414.122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}