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(b) Note. If a participant has reached or exceeded the sixty-month federal time limit when the participant applies (or reapplies) for the Arkansas Work Pays Program, the application will be denied.

20 CAR § 503-1503. Arkansas Work Pays Program application process.

(a)(1) For participants interested in applying for the Arkansas Work Pays Program, the application must be completed and submitted via mail, email, or fax to the Department of Human Services for initial eligibility determination.

(2) The Arkansas Work Pays Program applicant must sign the application.

(3) If it is a two-parent household, both parents must sign the form.

(b) In accordance with Acts 2015, No. 1205, drug screenings of applicants and recipients will be conducted as a part of the application process during the initial eligibility determination and during reevaluation (redetermination).