20 CAR § 503-1519 – Noncompliance sanction

(a)
1. (1) If on the fifth workday of the month, verification of hours has not been received, a ten-calendar-day advance notice (TEA-1) will be sent on the sixth workday of the month requesting documentation.
2. (2) If the documentation is not received within the ten (10) calendar days provided in the sanction notice (and good cause is not established), either:
  1. (A) A fifty percent (50%) sanction (reduction in benefits) will be imposed on the Arkansas Work Pays Program case; or
  2. (B) The case will be closed.
3. (3) Refer to 20 CAR § 503-1513(c) for more information on applying the sanction.
(b) If a participant does not comply with both the work requirement and the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, the sanction applied will not exceed fifty percent (50%).
(c)
1. (1) If the participant fails to meet the participation requirements, then the participant will be sanctioned.
2. (2) Either a fifty percent (50%) sanction (reduction in benefits) will be imposed on the Arkansas Work Pays Program case or the case will be closed.
(d) Home visits will be required on Arkansas Work Pays Program cases when an act of noncompliance occurs (i.e., each month of noncompliance).