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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 09/2018

DRUG FELONS

0011.27.03

DWP: Vendor pay the unit's shelter and utility costs out of the assistance payment if:

● An applicant or participant admits in writing on the CAF or MTAF that he/she committed a drug felony within 10 years from the date of application or recertification and was subsequently convicted.

OR ● The county has other reliable documentation of a conviction for a drug felony that was committed within 10 years from the date of application or recertification.

Issue the balance of the grant to the unit. See 0024.09 (Protective and Vendor Payments).

People convicted of a drug felony that was committed within 10 years from the date of application or recertification are subject to random drug testing as a condition of continued eligibility. The drug test may be conducted by the county agency, or the county agency may be informed of a test failure by a probation officer or other official entity.

Apply the following policies to an applicant or participant caregiver who fails a drug test:

● 1ST OCCURRENCE:

Vendor pay shelter and utilities. Reduce the remaining portion of the grant by 30%. Issue the balance to the unit.

Continue to apply the sanctions above until the month after the month the person documents that he/she has passed a drug test.

A caregiver who is sanctioned for failing an initial drug test may cure the 30% sanction by passing a subsequent drug test.

● 2ND OCCURRENCE:

1. PERMANENTLY disqualify the applicant or participant caregiver from DWP.

2. Remove the needs of the caregiver who failed the drug test. Deem to the assistance unit any income of the disqualified caregiver who is living in the home.

SNAP: See 0011.27.03.01 (Drug Felons - SNAP).

GA, MSA: Apply the following policy if an applicant or participant admits in writing on the CAF that they were convicted of a drug felony on or after 7-1-1997, or if the county has other reliable documentation of a unit member's drug conviction, including the list of convicted drug felons provided by DHS.

If MORE than 5 years have passed from the date the convicted person completed terms of the court-ordered sentence, the applicant or participant is NOT subject to random drug testing and the unit may receive benefits.

If LESS than 5 years have passed from the date the convicted person completed terms of the court-ordered sentence, the ENTIRE unit is ineligible UNLESS the convicted member:

● Participates in a drug treatment program.

OR ● Has successfully completed a drug treatment program.

OR ● Has been assessed by the county as NOT needing a drug treatment program.