GWE.1.3.070 General Criteria for Safe Harbor Treatment

Each Safe Harbor Program shall satisfy the following general criteria:

(a) The benefit is provided under a specific Approved Program of the Tribe

(b) The Program has written guidelines specifying how individuals may qualify for the benefit;

(c) The benefit is available to any tribal member, Qualified Nonmember, or identified group of Tribal Members or Qualified Nonmembers who satisfy the Program guidelines, subject to budgetary restraints;

(d) The distribution of benefits from the Program does not discriminate in favor of the governing body of the Tribe;

(e) The benefit is not Compensation for services; and

(f) The benefit is not Lavish or Extravagant under the facts and circumstances