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20-76-703. Administration.
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20-76-703. Administration.
(a)(1) Subject to state appropriation, the Division of Workforce Services, in coordination with the Department of Human Services, shall establish and administer a drug screening and testing program of suspicion-based drug screening and testing for each applicant who is otherwise eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, § 20-76-101 et seq., or its successor program and for each recipient of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, § 20-76-101 et seq., or its successor program.
(2) The drug screening and testing program shall include the population statewide.
(b)(1) A dependent child under eighteen (18) years of age is exempt from the drug screening and testing requirement unless the dependent child is a parent who is also an applicant for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and who does not live with a parent, legal guardian, or other adult caretaker relative.
(2) An entity or individual participating in the Career Pathways Initiative or Community Investment Initiative under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program is exempt from the drug screening and testing requirement.
(c)(1) An applicant or recipient may inform the drug testing agency administering the test of any prescription or over-the-counter medication that the individual is taking.
(2) An applicant or recipient shall not be denied Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits on the basis of failing a drug test if the applicant has a current and valid prescription or a written certification and a registry identification card issued under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98, for the drug in question.
(d)(1) An applicant or recipient shall undergo a
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-76-703
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20-76-703. Administration.
(a)(1) Subject to state appropriation, the Division of Workforce Services, in coordination with the Department of Human Services, shall establish and administer a drug screening and testing program of suspicion-based drug screening and testing for each applicant who is otherwise eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, § 20-76-101 et seq., or its successor program and for each recipient of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, § 20-76-101 et seq., or its successor program.
(2) The drug screening and testing program shall include the population statewide.
(b)(1) A dependent child under eighteen (18) years of age is exempt from the drug screening and testing requirement unless the dependent child is a parent who is also an applicant for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and who does not live with a parent, legal guardian, or other adult caretaker relative.
(2) An entity or individual participating in the Career Pathways Initiative or Community Investment Initiative under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program is exempt from the drug screening and testing requirement.
(c)(1) An applicant or recipient may inform the drug testing agency administering the test of any prescription or over-the-counter medication that the individual is taking.
(2) An applicant or recipient shall not be denied Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits on the basis of failing a drug test if the applicant has a current and valid prescription or a written certification and a registry identification card issued under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98, for the drug in question.
(d)(1) An applicant or recipient shall undergo a confirmation test using the same specimen sample from the initial positive test before receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits.
(2) The results of the confirmation test shall be used to determine final eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program benefits.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-76-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Assessment services” means an evaluation to determine the abilities, talents, proficiencies, and deficiencies of applicants and recipients with regard to the ability of the individual to move into employment;
(2) “Date of enrollment” means the date that an applicant is approved as eligible for the Transitional Employment Assistance Program;
(3) “Diversion from assistance” means a one-time loan of money or the furnishing of nonmonetary assistance to an applicant who is eligible for but does not require enrollment in the Transitional Employment Assistance Program;
(4) “Education or training” means basic remedial education, adult education, high school education, education to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma, education to learn English as a second language, applied technology training, and postsecondary education and training;
(5) “Employment assistance” means financial assistance, child care, assistance to secure full-time employment, assistance in obtaining education and training that leads to full-time employment, case management services, and other services designed to assist recipients in achieving self-sufficiency through employment;
(6) “Extended support services” means assistance to a recipient who has obtained employment under the Transitional Employment Assistance Program, which may include, but is not limited to, child care and medical assistance;
(7) “Full-time education or training” means education or training on a full-time basis as defined by the Department of Human Services;
(8) “Medical assistance” means assistance furnished pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 — 1396w-5, commonly referred to as Medicaid, or a state-funded medical assistance
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-76-101
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