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F. Failure to attend a scheduled job interview G. Repeated tardiness for any scheduled activity

17.6 DAODAS Treatment Participants referred to and completing an approved drug and alcohol treatment program will be monitored by the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS). DAODAS will use approved methods of assessment, including, but not limited to, random testing.

Failure to pass a random test for illegal drugs constitutes failure to comply with the IEP and results in the CM initiating the good cause and/or conciliation process.

CAUTION: Failure to pass such a test for alcohol shall not constitute the basis for a sanction, but may be grounds for resumption of treatment.

17.7 Case Management Procedures during Failure to Comply Procedures for failure to comply with the Employment Plan are as follows:

A. The CM determines if good cause exists; B. The CM initiates the conciliation process; C. Should conciliation fail, a timely notice is sent to the recipient that the cash benefits will be terminated; and D. The CM processes the cash benefit closure.

1. Definition/ Good Cause When a recipient fails to comply with TANF Work Requirements, the CM must determine if good cause exists. Good cause exists if circumstances beyond the participant's control prevent the individual from successfully participating in the component. All situations are different and the CM must use prudent judgment in determining whether or not good cause exists. The CM should staff the case with appropriate personnel.

2. Examples of Good Cause Good cause situations for refusal or failure to comply include, but are not limited to the following:

A. The participant lacks child care. B. The participant lacks transportation to the job or training site. C. The job or training site would require more than one hour of commuting time, or a 60- mile radius one way, and can be documented as a hardship to the participant. D. The participant lacks the mental or physical capacity to perform the job or training to which he/she was referred. E. The participant is mentally or physically incapacitated (pending results of a comprehensive evaluation by the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Mental Health (DMH), or substance abuse program).