---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 260.55"
title: "45"
number: "260.55"
heading: "What are the additional requirements for Federal recognition of good cause domestic violence waivers?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/260.55"
---

# §260.55. What are the additional requirements for Federal recognition of good cause domestic violence waivers?


To be federally recognized, good cause domestic violence waivers must:

- (a) Identify the specific program requirements that are being waived;
- (b) Be granted appropriately based on need, as determined by an individualized assessment by a person trained in domestic violence and redeterminations no less often than every six months;
- (c) **Be accompanied by an appropriate services plan that—**
  - (1) Is developed by a person trained in domestic violence;
  - (2) Reflects the individualized assessment and any revisions indicated by the redetermination; and
  - (3) To the extent consistent with [§ 260.52(c)](/cfr/45/260.52.md?p=c), is designed to lead to work.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 601, 601 note, 603, 604, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 619, and 1308.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 17878, Apr. 12, 1999, unless otherwise noted.