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(3) Role of and appointment of the protective payee: (a) The individual who agrees to act as protective payee for a recipient assumes a dual responsibility to the recipient and to the Department. In accepting an appointment, the protective payee assumes the obligation to see that the FI payment is spent for the benefit of the family and to work cooperatively with the Department in fulfilling this role. The protective payee is not responsible for: providing eligibility information; reporting changes; or completing the applica- tion. (b) The selection of a protective payee will be made with the participation and consent of the recipient, to the extent possible. If it is in the best interest of the recipient for a staff member of the Department, of a private agency, or of any other appropriate organization to serve as a protective payee, such selection will be made preferably from the staff of an agency or that part of the agency providing protective services for families. The selection will not include: the county director of a local department administering the FI Program; staff involved in the determining financial eligibility of families; special investigative or resource staff; or staff handling fiscal processes related to the recipient; or landlords, grocers, or other vendors of goods, services, or items dealing directly with the recipient. Q. Referral for Alcohol and Drug Treatment. (1) The following recipients shall participate in an alcohol or drug treatment program approved by the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) as part of their Individual Self-Sufficiency Plan (ISSP). The Department will refer to DAODAS for clinical assessment for participation in an alcohol or drug treatment program FI recipients who: (a) Have been identified by a casemanager with concurrence from a supervisor as possibly being in need of alcohol or drug abuse treatment service using indicators provided by DAODAS; (b) Have been convicted of an alcohol or drug related offense; or (c) Give birth to a child who tests positive for drugs. (2) Determination that substance abuse treatment is necessary will be made by appropriate clinical staff approved by DAODAS. Such staff will also assess the participant’s compliance with the treatment program using recognized methods of assessment including, but not limited to, random testing. In no instance shall failure to pass a random test by itself constitute a non-compliance with treatment. (3) The Department will monitor participants who complete the approved DAODAS treatment program using recognized methods of assessment including, but not limited to, random testing. (4) Failure to pass such a random test for alcohol shall not constitute the basis for a sanction, but may constitute grounds for a review by a clinical professional who will determine if there are additional indicators of substance abuse or grounds for resumption of treatment. (5) The Department may impose a full-family sanction for noncompliance with the ISSP partici- pants who complete treatment and fail to pass a random test for use of illegal drugs. (6) The Department may impose a full-family sanction for noncompliance with the ISSP partici- pants who fail to complete a treatment program for alcoholism or substance abuse. (7) Applicants who meet the criteria to be referred to DAODAS for alcohol or drug treatment but who refuse to be referred will have their FI application denied. (8) The Department will keep records of an individual’s alcohol and drug treatment participation confidential and will not release this information to law enforcement personnel. R. Establishment of Paternity in the FI Program. Establishment of paternity in the FI program solely for the purpose of determining relationship to the child’s alleged biological father and paternal relatives can be effected by the following methods: (1) If the mother is available to give a statement, the person she names is considered to be the child’s father, unless denied in a written statement by the alleged biological father. (2) If the mother is not available (deceased, whereabouts unknown etc.) paternity can be established as follows, unless denied in a written statement by the alleged biological father. (a) The child’s birth certificate or other verification from the Department of Health and Environmental Control listing the father’s name; (b) A written statement from the alleged father acknowledging paternity;