[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR400.55]



[Page 355]

 

                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN 

          AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 400_REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart E_Refugee Cash Assistance

 

Sec.  400.55  Availability of agency policies.



    A State, or the agency(s) responsible for the provision of RCA, must 

make available to refugees the written policies of the RCA program, 

including agency policies regarding eligibility standards, the duration 

and amount of cash assistance payments, the requirements for 

participation in services, the penalties for non-cooperation, and client 

rights and responsibilities to ensure that refugees understand what they 

are eligible for, what is expected of them, and what protections are 

available to them. The State, or the agency(s) responsible for the 

provision of RCA, must ensure that agency policy materials and all 

notices required in Sec.  Sec.  400.54, 400.82, and 400.83, are made 

available in written form in English and in appropriate languages where 

a significant number or proportion of the recipient population needs 

information in a particular language. In regard to refugee language 

groups that constitute a small number or proportion of the recipient 

population, the State, or the agency(s) responsible for the provision of 

RCA, at a minimum, must use an alternative method, such as verbal 

translation in the refugee's native language, to ensure that the content 

of the agency's policies is effectively communicated to each refugee.



                       Public/Private RCA Program