Good cause for refusal or failure to comply with public assistance and SNAP employment requirements.

(1) The social services official is responsible for determining willfulness and without good cause in those instances where an individual has refused or failed to comply with the requirements of this Part. In determining whether or not the individual’s conduct was willful and without good cause, the social services official must consider the facts and circumstances, including information submitted by the individual subject to such requirements. Good cause includes circumstances beyond the individual's control, such as, but not limited to, illness of the individual, illness of another household member requiring the presence of the individual, inability to participate due to a domestic violence situation, a household emergency, or the lack of adequate child care for dependent children under age 13 that is needed for the individual to participate in work activities assigned by the social services district.