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(B) The applicant or participant will continue to be eligible and the Department of Human Services will move forward with eligibility determination/reevaluation based on Arkansas Work Pays Program requirements.
(3) If the substance abuse evaluation indicates that the applicant or participant who is otherwise eligible does need drug abuse treatment and/or drug recovery support:
(A) The Program Eligibility Specialist will coordinate with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Family Support Unit to make sure the applicant/participant is referred to an appropriate drug treatment facility and/or recovery support group or resource; and
(B) After the referral has been made, the applicant or participant that is otherwise eligible has ten (10) business days to provide the following information to the Program Eligibility Specialist, as required under the drug treatment plan:
(i)Verification of enrollment in an approved drug…#
(i) Verification of enrollment in an approved drug treatment program;
(ii)Verification of placement on a waiting list for an…#
(ii) Verification of placement on a waiting list for an approved drug treatment program; or
(iii) Verification of attendance at an approved drug recovery support group/resource meeting.
(f) Compliance with drug abuse treatment plan of action.
(1)(A) The approved drug treatment plan and/or drug recovery support should not exceed a period of six (6) months.
(B) The six-month period will begin with the:
(i) Date of the first treatment session in the drug abuse treatment program; or
(ii) First date of attendance at a drug recovery support group/resource meeting.
(2) In order for an applicant or participant who is otherwise eligible to receive a full Arkansas Work Pays Program payment during this six-month treatment period, he or she must: