[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR260.72]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), 
 
PART 260_GENERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROVISIONS
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 Subpart C_What Special Provisions Apply to States that Were Operating 
                    Programs Under Approved Waivers?
 
Sec. 260.72  What basic requirements must State demonstration components 

meet for the purpose of determining if inconsistencies exist with respect 
to work 
          requirements or time limits?

    (a) The policies must be consistent with the requirements of section 
415 of the Act and the requirements of this subpart.
    (b) The policies must be within the scope of the approved waivers 
both in terms of geographical coverage and the coverage of the types of 
cases specified in the waiver approval package.
    (c) The State must have applied its waiver policies on a continuous 
basis from the date that it implemented its TANF program, except that it 
may have adopted modifications that have the effect of making its 
policies more consistent with the provisions of PRWORA.
    (d) An inconsistency may not apply beyond the earlier of the 
following dates:
    (1) The expiration of waiver authority as determined in accordance 
with the demonstration terms and conditions; or
    (2) For any specific inconsistency, the date upon which the State 
discontinued the applicable waiver policy.
    (e) The State must submit the Governor's certification specified in 
Sec. 260.75.
    (f) In general, the policies in this subpart do not have the effect 
of delaying the date when a State might be subject to the work or time-
limit penalties at Sec. Sec. 261.50, 261.54, and 264.1 of this chapter 
or the data collection requirements at part 265 of this chapter.