RS 46:443

NOTE: §443 eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478. §443. Exemption of income and resources The secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services and the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health are hereby authorized to adopt income and resources exemption policies to the extent necessary to conform with the federal Economic Opportunity Act, any social security provision, and any other laws of congress to obtain federal block grant or matching funds for the state's public assistance program. Such income and resources exemption policies shall prevail in the event they conflict with R.S. 46:151, 153, 154, and 233. NOTE: §443 as amended by Acts 2025, No. 478, eff. Oct. 1, 2027. §443. Exemption of income and resources The secretary of Louisiana Works and the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health are hereby authorized to adopt income and resources exemption policies to the extent necessary to conform with the federal Economic Opportunity Act, any social security provision, and any other laws of congress to obtain federal block grant or matching funds for the state's public assistance program. Such income and resources exemption policies shall prevail in the event they conflict with R.S. 46:151, 153, 154, and 233. Added by Acts 1965, No. 19, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1997, No. 1155, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2025, No. 478, §13, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.