37.36.604    FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

(1) Individuals whose annual family income during the 12 months immediately preceding the month of application is less than 250% of the 2022 poverty guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are eligible for a loan of specialized telecommunications equipment based on income. 250% of the HHS 2022 annual poverty guidelines for families of various sizes is specified on the Montana Telecommunications Access Program website, effective on January 12, 2022, which rate is adopted and incorporated here by reference.  A copy is available at https://dphhs.mt.gov/detd/mtap/nocostassistiveequipment, or may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Montana Telecommunications Access Program (MTAP), P.O. Box 4210, Helena MT 59604-4210.

(2) There is no asset test to be eligible for a loan of specialized telecommunications equipment. 

History: 53-19-305, 53-19-307, MCA; IMP, 53-19-305, 53-19-307, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 1398, Eff. 6/18/04; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1052, Eff. 4/21/06; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 1672, Eff. 9/25/09; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 788, Eff. 5/10/13; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1400, Eff. 7/1/14; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 2146, Eff. 12/11/15; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1710, Eff. 9/24/16; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 2082, Eff. 11/10/17; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 1611, Eff. 8/11/18; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 853, Eff. 6/22/19; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 70, Eff. 1/16/21; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 1934, Eff. 12/24/21; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 1875, Eff. 9/24/22.