Social Safety Net

This report describes the implementation of IndependentChoices by synthesizing information from in-person interviews with program staff, a mail survey of program counselors, and telephone interviews with consumers who had the opportunity to receive the program allowance.

Cover letter to the Honorable Ben Nighthorse CampbellThe Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell Chairman, Senate Indian Affairs COmmittee United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Campbell:

Barbara Phillips and Barbara Schneider Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. May 2002 This report was prepared under contract #HHS-100-95-0046 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) and the University of Maryland.

Submitted by: Gregory Acs, Pamela Loprestwith Tracy Roberts The Urban Institute 2100 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Federal Project Officer: Matthew Lyon

Alabama A. Statutory Rape - Criminal OffensesAn individual is deemed incapable of consent if he or she is less than 16 years of age,[38] with the following exceptions:

JOINT REPORT OF THE HHS Data Council Working Group on Racial and Ethnic Data AND The Data Work Group of the HHS Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health December, 1999

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