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(A) Submit a completed drug screening questionnaire as part of the eligibility redetermination process, unless good cause has been established;
(B) Cooperate with drug testing and/or the assigned drug treatment plan of action, unless good cause has been established;
(C) Pass a subsequent drug test after completing drug treatment, with the positive drug test results having been validated by a confirmation test.
(3) Any denial of Arkansas Work Pays Program eligibility as a result of drug screening or drug testing may be appealed in accordance with the appeal procedures in 20 CAR § 503-1001 et seq.
(c)Refer to 20 CAR §§ 503-302 and 503-303 for information…#
(c) Refer to 20 CAR §§ 503-302 and 503-303 for information on sending advance or adequate notices in the above circumstances.
20 CAR § 503-1522. Reentry to the Arkansas Work Pays Program.
(a) Reentry into the Arkansas Work Pays Program is through the Transitional Employment Assistance Program.
(b) A participant can reenter the Arkansas Work Pays Program if they are within six (6) months of their last transitional employment assistance (TEA) case closure and all Arkansas Work Pays Program eligibility requirements are met.
(c)(1) A participant who leaves the Arkansas Work Pays Program due to insufficient work hours may reenter the program once they establish that they:
(A) Are in a paid work activity with a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per week; and
(B) Met the federal work participation requirement for the past month.
(2) This means the six-month rule does not apply when Arkansas Work Pays Program cases close due to insufficient hours.
(3) Otherwise, reentry to the Arkansas Work Pays Program will occur through TEA eligibility and transition to the Arkansas Work Pays Program upon TEA case closure.