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TEMHA and TDAP

The Department of Human Resources has changed the Transitional Emergency, Medical and Housing (TEMHA) program. Beginning August 1, 2004 the program is called the Temporary Disability Assistance Program (TDAP).  The monthly grant amount is $185.

If you receive TEMHA now you will keep getting it until your eligibility period is up. Then you must apply for the TDAP program, which has some new rules. Here is a chart showing how the main TDAP rules are different:

TEMHA

TDAP
If you have a medical form saying you would be disabled for 12 months or less, you are eligible for TEMHA for a maximum of 12 months out of 36 months. If your medical form shows you have a disability that will last for 12 months or less, you are eligible for TDAP for 9 months out of 36 months.
To get TEMHA for more than 12 months there are three requirements:
  1. your medical form shows you have a disability that will last for more than 12 months;
  2. you apply for SSI with the Social Security Administration;
  3. you work with the Disability Entitlement Advocacy Program (DEAP) to pursue your SSI application.
     
 To get TDAP for more than 9 months there are four requirements:
  1. your medical form shows you have a disability that will last for more than 12 months;
  2. you apply for SSI with the Social Security Administration;
  3.  you work with the Disability Entitlement Advocacy Program (DEAP) to pursue your SSI application; and,
  4. you have been certified medically disabled by the State Review Team.
TEMHA does not require substance abuse screening or treatment. If the funding is found, TDAP will require substance abuse screening and treatment.
TEMHA allows unearned income up to $157 a month with no deduction to your grant. TDAP deducts unearned income from your grant dollar-for-dollar.
If you receive TEMHA incorrectly, the amount you get is not deducted from future grants. If you receive TDAP incorrectly, you will receive less money in your grant each month until you pay it back.
Source: Maryland Department of Human Resources, updated by the Maryland State Law Library (MSLL).

Date last reviewed 4/23/08 (PLL/M.A.J.)

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