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Families moving from another state will have their TANF months counted towards their time limits for FEP as outlined in Section 4.

Individuals who have been found eligible for FEP and FEP for Two Parent (FEP-TP) families are required to take a substance abuse screening questionnaire (SASSI) after benefit issuance. If the results of the screening questionnaire indicate a reasonable likelihood of substance use involving the misuse of a controlled substance, the individual will be required to meet with a Licensed Clinical Therapist to complete an evaluation and take a drug test. Those who test positive on the drug test will be required to participate in substance abuse treatment for a minimum of 60 days as the primary activity on their employment plan. Refusing to take the substance abuse screening questionnaire will result in a FEP or FEP-TP case denial. Refusing to take a drug test when required, not agreeing to treatment, failing to successfully follow through with substance abuse treatment requirements, or subsequent positive results of required random drug testing while in treatment will make an individual ineligible for FEP or FEP-TP and will result in an immediate sanction. Individuals who are sanctioned will be ineligible for 90 days after the first occurrence or for one year if there is a second occurrence within one year.

Activity Review is the process used when frequent monitoring and early intervention identify that a parent may not be participating in required activities. Parents who are not participating in agreed upon activities and do not have reasonable cause face the possibility of an entire family household sanction for one full month.

All families statewide are offered the same access to the Family Employment Program and offered the same level of assistance. Information on families participating in FEP will be safeguarded and access restricted to only those who need information to administer programs that provide other required or needed services to the families we serve. Any person who fails to safeguard information is subject to both civil and criminal penalties.

Department rules, which bear statutory authority concerning the safeguarding and release of confidential information, specify that DWS must safeguard or restrict access to any information it has on specific individuals. Information obtained from the federal government for purposes of income-match (IRS Income Match Report) can never be released. Information that may be released to the customer may be released to other individuals with written permission from the customer. Any other requests for information, which cannot be resolved through review of the Information Disclosure Rules, Policy, Procedures will be deferred to DWS Legal Services. All DWS staff are required to review Information Disclosure training annually. It is the responsibility of the