R6-12-807. Emergency Payee

A. The Department may pay benefits to a person acting as representative for, or on behalf of, a caretaker relative who was receiving benefits for a dependent child, when the relative: 1. Dies, 2. Abandons or deserts the child, 3. Is incarcerated, or 4. Is committed to a hospital for the mentally ill. B. The Department can make payments to the emergency payee for 90 days, or until a case plan is developed for the dependent child, whichever first occurs.