1. (a)

   1. (1) In accordance with Acts 2015, No. 1205, drug screenings of Transitional Employment Assistance Program and Arkansas Work Pays Program applicants and recipients will be conducted during the eligibility determination and redetermination (reassessment) phase of the application process.
   2. (2) The drug screenings will be used to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe the applicant or recipient engages in illegal drug use.
   3. (3) Drug testing results will be kept confidential.
2. (b) Note. The Transitional Employment Assistance Program and Arkansas Work Pays Program drug screening and testing program is separate from any employer required drug screening and/or drug testing.

3. (c) Drug screening questionnaire requirements.

   1. (1) Applicants and recipients will be required to submit a completed Drug Assessment Questionnaire as part of the eligibility determination or redetermination process.
   2. (2) Refusal and/or failure, without good cause, to submit a completed Drug Screening Questionnaire will result in denial of the application or case closure.
   3. (3) The Drug Assessment Questionnaire process can only be initiated after it has been determined that the household meets all other Transitional Employment Assistance Program eligibility requirements.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “08/01/16”