107.4 Mandatory and Voluntary Activities

The AMR helps the person and the person’s family move from dependence on a cash grant to financial self-sufficiency . Many of the activities listed on the AMR are program requirements, which means the person may be penalized for not completing these activities.

55 Pa. Code § 125.1(f)

The following activities are mandatory:

Completing and signing the AMR, unless there is good cause for not doing so.

Cooperating with requirements related to seeking child/spousal support and establishing paternity or establishing good cause. See Cash Assistance Handbook Chapter 131 .

Complying with RESET requirements, unless the person is exempt or has good cause for not complying. See Cash Assistance Handbook Chapter 135 .

Complying with the terms of probation or parole or an approved payment plan for fines and costs.

Participating in an available drug and alcohol treatment program if it is determined that substance abuse is a barrier to employment, even if drug and alcohol abuse is a secondary diagnosis.

NOTE: This requirement is for TANF recipients who were not convicted of a felony drug offense after August 22, 1996, that was related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance.

Complying with a drug and alcohol assessment after approval for Cash Assistance benefits, if an assessment is required. The determination that a drug and alcohol assessment is required is made at the time of the AMR completion. The determination is based on the person’s statement, current participation in a treatment program, or other substantial evidence. A referral is not required for persons who are not in treatment, who state that they do not have a current drug problem, and for whom the CAO has no other evidence. The person must comply with drug and alcohol treatment if treatment is necessary, available, and appropriate, unless there is good cause for not doing so. The CAO does not decide whether treatment is necessary, available, and appropriate. The person must comply with the cash requirement unless they are exempt or have good cause.

62 P.S. 405.1

62 P.S. 405.3(a)(7)

NOTE: This requirement is for TANF persons convicted of a felony offense occurring after August 22, 1996, related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance.