1. A. A participant who is providing care for a family member with a disability, may request an exclusion from the work requirement. If the request for an exclusion from the work requirement is approved, the participant shall be considered non-work eligible and shall not be required to participate in work activities.

2. B. A participant who requests an exclusion from the work requirement shall provide medical documentation to substantiate the need to provide care for a family member with a disability. Medical documentation shall:

   1. 1. Be obtained from an acceptable medical source;
   2. 2. State that the participant is required to provide care for the family member; and

   3. 3. Include all of the following information:

      1. a. The name of the person for whom care is to be provided;
      2. b. The time period of the disability;
      3. c. A statement that the participant is needed to provide full-time care for the family member; and
      4. d. A prognosis of the family member’s recovery or the date of the reexamination.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 10, 1977 (Supp. 77-1). Amended effective July 27, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective June 6, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 5371, effective January 14, 2006 (05-4). Section R6-10-107 renumbered to R6-10-109; new Section R6-10-107 made by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 3235, effective December 7, 2019 (Supp. 19-4).