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Section 385.8- Page 6 Rev. 3/2022 6) A parent or both parents in a two-parent family participating in work activities identified in section 385.9(a)(1)-(12) of this Part shall be deemed to be engaged in work for the required hours above 30 hours. 7) All adults in a family without dependent children participating in the work activities identified in section 385.9 (a)(1)-(5) of this Part for the first 30 hours per week, shall be deemed to be engaged in work. 8) All adults in a family without dependent children in work activities identified in section 385.9(a)(1)-(12) of this Part shall be deemed to be engaged in work for the required hours above 30 hours. 9) Calculation of the rate. i) Denominator. Each month the commissioner shall determine the number of households receiving safety net assistance in which there is a nonexempt adult. ii) Numerator. The commissioner shall count monthly the number of adult individuals that are engaged in work as defined by this section. Such count shall be the numerator of the calculation. iii) The commissioner shall calculate the rate monthly by dividing the numerator by the denominator. 10) Notwithstanding the requirements of this subdivision, the commissioner may identify those individuals or families who are participating in work experience to the fullest extent possible based on the limitation to maximum hours required as set forth in section 385.9 of this Part and deem them to be engaged in work for the purpose of calculating the participation rate. 11) Notwithstanding the requirements of this subdivision, an individual who is work limited shall be deemed to be engaged in work and, therefore, count in the numerator if such individual is assigned to a work activity identified in paragraph (7) of this subdivision for a number of hours determined by the social services official after taking into consideration such limitations. 12) For the purposes of this subdivision, an individual who is work limited due to an impairment related to alcohol or substance abuse shall not be deemed engaged in work solely by participating in an alcohol or substance abuse treatment program unless such individual is engaged in a work activity as a part of such treatment program.