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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-151 - Department of health services; out-of-wedlock pregnancies; goals

46-151.
Department of health services;  out-of-wedlock pregnancies;  goals
A. The director of the department of health services shall develop standards and procedures to decrease the number of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and births,  without increasing the abortion rate,  for each year through June 30,  2005. The goals for decreasing out-of-wedlock births as a proportion of total births,  are as follows:
1. No more than 38 per cent of total births for 1997-1998.
2. No more than 37 per cent of total births for 1998-1999.
3. No more than 35 per cent of total births for 1999-2000.
4. No more than 33 per cent of total births for 2000-2001.
5. No more than 31 per cent of total births for 2001-2002.
6. No more than 29 per cent of total births for 2002-2003.
7. No more than 27 per cent of total births for 2003-2004.
8. No more than 25 per cent of total births for 2004-2005.
B. The standards shall reflect the policy set forth in part A of title IV of the social security act,  as amended by section 103(a) of the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996.
C. The director of the department of health services shall submit these standards and procedures to the federal department of health and human services on or before September 30,  1997.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-171 - Definitions

46-171.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Lifespan respite care"  means a coordinated system of accessible,  community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children or adults with special needs.
2. " Respite care"  means short-term care and supervision services that are provided to an individual to relieve the individual s caregiver.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-172 - Lifespan respite care program

46-172.
Lifespan respite care program
A. The department shall establish a lifespan respite care program.
B. The lifespan respite care program shall:
1. Establish a respite program for primary caregivers of individuals who do not currently receive other publicly funded respite services.
2. Coordinate with other respite services,  including services that are provided pursuant to title 36,  chapter 5.1 and sections 36-2939,  36-3407 and 46-193.
3. Support the growth and maintenance of a statewide respite coalition.
4. Conduct a study on the need for respite care throughout the lifespan of individuals.
5. Identify local training resources for respite care providers.
6. Link families with respite care providers and other types of respite caregiver consultants.
7. Create an evaluation tool for recipients of respite care to assure quality of care.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-182 - Section powers and duties; costs

46-182.
Section powers and duties;  costs
The section,  in carrying out the provisions of the older Americans act of 1965,  Public Law 89-73,  as amended,  shall:
1. Cooperate with the federal commissioner on aging and provide information to the administration on aging,  department of health,  education and welfare upon request.
2. Assist the department in preparing a state plan for the administration of the state program for the aging which shall set forth the provisions contained in section 303 of the older Americans act of 1965.
3. Serve as a clearing house for information related to state problems of the aged and aging. Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings,  conferences and special studies on problems and programs concerning the aging.
4. Develop plans,  conduct and arrange for research and demonstration programs in the field of aging.
5. Provide consultation to counties and subdivisions thereof with respect to local community programs for the aged and aging. Develop,  coordinate,  and assist other public and private organizations which serve the aging.
6. Prepare,  publish and disseminate educational materials dealing with the health and welfare of aged persons. Stimulate public awareness of the problems of the aging by conducting a program of public education and encourage the governor and the legislature to develop programs to deal with such problems.
7. Stimulate more effective use of existing resources and available services for the aged and aging,  including coordination of the activities of other state departments,  and the collaboration with such departments,  agencies or commissions,  with county officials and voluntary agencies and with state and local professional associations and societies for the aged and aging.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-183 - Advisory council on aging; members; appointment; terms; compensation; officers; subcommittee

46-183.
Advisory council on aging;  members;  appointment;  terms;  compensation;  officers;  subcommittee
A. The advisory council on aging is established in the governor's office of youth,  faith and family.
B. The advisory council on aging consists of fifteen members who are appointed by the governor. The governor shall remove a member for cause. Members who are appointed to the council shall be selected pursuant to rules adopted by the director that conform to the older Americans act of 1965 (P.L. 89-73,  79 Stat. 218,  42 United States Code sections 3001 through 3058ff) and the federal regulations promulgated pursuant to that act. In addition members shall have a knowledge of,  and an established basic interest in,  the problems affecting older citizens,  and members shall be selected with due regard to geographic and other elements of representation in order that as many divergent views as possible can be represented.
C. Each member of the council serves a term of three years. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner for the balance of the unexpired term.
D. The governor shall appoint a chairperson each year from the council membership who shall appoint a vice chairperson and secretary from the council membership. The governor shall also appoint an executive director. The governor's office of youth,  faith and family shall provide necessary staff services to the advisory council on aging.
E. The chairperson shall appoint a subcommittee on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-184 - Advisory council duties

46-184.
Advisory council duties
A. The advisory council shall advise all state departments which the council deems necessary on all matters and issues relating to aging,  including administration of the state plan on aging. In performing this function,  the council shall not be limited to provisions of the older Americans act of 1965.
B. Each year the council shall submit a written report of its recommendations regarding the state plan on aging to the governor,  the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.
C. The council shall convene in formal meeting at the call of the chairman,  but in no case less than four times each fiscal year. A quorum shall consist of no less than nine members present. Recommendations to the department,  the governor,  the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives by the council shall be represented by a simple majority vote of members present of a quorum in formal meeting. Minority opinions with respect to any council recommendation may be formally submitted in writing to the department,  the governor,  the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives through the chairman of the council.
D. The subcommittee on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders appointed pursuant to section 46-183 shall collect new data from long-term care providers,  families and victims of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and prepare new or revised recommendations based on this information.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-193 - Respite care for care givers of the elderly program; definition

46-193.
Respite care for care givers of the elderly program;  definition
The department shall develop and implement a statewide program to provide respite care for care givers of the elderly. The department shall establish guidelines regarding the distribution of monies and respite care services. For the purposes of this section,  " respite care"  means short-term care and supervision services provided to an individual to relieve the care giver.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-201 - Application for assistance; notice of penalties

46-201.
Application for assistance;  notice of penalties
A. Application for any form of assistance or service under this title shall be made to a department in this state as specified by the program. The application shall be in writing or reduced to writing on forms prescribed by the state department and shall include a statement subscribed by the applicant certifying that the contents of the application are true under penalty of perjury. The application shall bear the applicant's signature,  which may be electronic. The application shall contain a statement of the amount of property both personal and real in which the applicant has an interest and of all income that the applicant has at the time of filing the application,  and a statement of any property assigned or transferred by the applicant within one year immediately before filing the application for assistance,  and any further information prescribed by the state department.
B. The department shall use application forms that contain appropriate notice of the penalties for fraud,  including notice that it is mandatory for a recipient to cooperate with a fraud investigation and that any failure to cooperate may result in a case closure and the termination of benefits within ten days of notice of the termination from the department. The department shall deliver to each recipient before the first payment of assistance or delivery of service and each redetermination thereafter a notice explaining what changes in circumstances require written notification to the department pursuant to section 46-213,  subsection A.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-203 - Investigation of application; witnesses; financial institutions

46-203.
Investigation of application;  witnesses;  financial institutions
A. When the department receives an application for assistance or service under this title,  an investigation and record of the application shall promptly be made,  and other information required by the rules of the state department shall be obtained.
B. The state department and the officers and authorized representatives thereof may conduct examinations,  subpoena witnesses and require attendance of witnesses and production of books,  records and papers,  and shall pay witnesses the same fees and mileage paid witnesses in civil actions.
C. Officers and employees who are thereunto authorized by the state department may administer oaths and affirmations.
D. By written request signed by one of its officers,  the state department may require any executive officer of a financial institution to furnish to an authorized employee or officer of the department information on current account balances of those persons named in the request as applicants for or recipients of any assistance or service under this title. The method of providing the information and the time frame for reporting this information shall be determined by agreement between the institution and the department.
E. By written request signed by one of its officers,  the state department may require any executive officer of a financial institution to furnish to an authorized employee or officer of the department information on account balances of those persons named in the request as recipients of any assistance or service under this title for specified periods of time during the previous five years. The method of providing the information,  time frame for reporting the information and amount of compensation for the information service shall be determined by agreement between the institution and the department.
F. No financial institution shall be liable in any civil action for providing such information unless the information provided is false and the financial institution providing the false information does so knowingly and with malice.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-204 - Granting of assistance; notice to applicant; award; certification to department of administration; reimbursement

46-204.
Granting of assistance;  notice to applicant;  award;  certification to department of administration;  reimbursement
A. Upon completion of an investigation the local office of the department shall decide,  according to the policies and rules of the state department,  whether the applicant is eligible for the assistance or service applied for and shall determine the amount of assistance or service and the date on which it shall begin. In making the determination of eligibility and amount of assistance,  the department shall exclude as income and resources all agent orange payments in accordance with P.L. 101-201.
B. The applicant shall be notified of the decision in writing. The assistance shall be paid at least once monthly to the applicant. When an application is rejected wholly or in part,  or when modification of assistance is made,  written notice shall be given to the applicant. Such notice shall inform the applicant or recipient of the right to a hearing on the rejection or modification.
C. When assistance is granted,  the department of economic security shall make an award setting forth the date,  the recipient's name,  age and residence,  the amount of monthly assistance,  and other determinations or information it deems necessary,  and shall certify to the department of administration the facts with respect thereto on a form prescribed by the state department. The award shall be binding until changed,  modified,  suspended or discontinued or until the death of the recipient. The assistance shall commence on the date specified in the award.
D. When funds have been expended on rehabilitating a recipient,  the department may accept reimbursement after the recipient has completed training or education and secured a job.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-205 - Appeal to state department from denial of application or failure of the local office to act; consideration by state department on own motion

46-205.
Appeal to state department from denial of application or failure of the local office to act;  consideration by state department on own motion
A. If the local office of the department does not act with reasonable promptness on an application,  or if the application is denied wholly or in part by the local office of the department,  the applicant or recipient may appeal to the state department in the manner and form prescribed by the state department. The state department shall,  upon receipt of the appeal,  give the applicant or recipient an opportunity for a hearing.
B. The state department may also,  upon its own motion,  receive and consider any application upon which a recommendation has not been made by the local office of the department within a reasonable time. The state department may make additional investigation as it deems necessary,  and shall make a decision as to granting assistance or service and the amount of assistance or service to be granted the applicant which in its opinion is justified and in conformity with the provisions of this title. If the application is denied wholly or in part by the state department,  or if any award or assistance or service is modified or cancelled by the state department,  the applicant or recipient may appeal to the state department. The state department shall,  upon receipt of the appeal,  give the applicant or recipient an opportunity for a hearing.
C. All decisions of the state department shall be subject to review pursuant to title 41,  chapter 14,  article 3.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-206 - Payment of assistance; authority of department of administration; limitation upon payment from state funds; methods of payment

46-206.
Payment of assistance;  authority of department of administration;  limitation upon payment from state funds;  methods of payment
A. When an assistance award is made,  the certification to the department of administration provided for by section 46-204 shall,  until modified,  suspended or discontinued by order of the state department,  or until the death of recipient,  be the authority to the department of administration to draw a warrant or an electronic funds transfer voucher in payment of such assistance from the fund provided for in this title. Payment of assistance installments shall be by warrants or electronic funds transfer voucher. Warrants shall be endorsed by the recipient before the warrant shall be honored.
B. If federal funds are withdrawn or reduced,  grants shall be reduced as provided in section 46-207,  subsection B,  unless the reduction results directly from a federal sanction imposed on this state for its failure to comply with the provisions of title IV-A of the social security act.
C. The state department may make any payment of assistance as a vendor payment regardless of the particular program. The purposes for such payment shall ordinarily be to expedite giving of assistance or to assure that the assistance is meeting basic maintenance needs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-207 - Grant plus income; uniform assistance plan; amount of assistance

46-207.
Grant plus income;  uniform assistance plan;  amount of assistance
A. In no event shall assistance paid any recipient under this title be an amount which,  when added to income from all other sources,  causes the total of income and grant to exceed the need of the recipient under uniform assistance plans for each program as determined by the state department,  except that this subsection shall not apply to temporary assistance for needy families prescribed in section 46-292.
B. If the total monies available for payment of assistance grants are not sufficient to meet the maximum amount for which each applicant or recipient is eligible by law,  the department shall notify the joint legislative budget committee of the insufficiency of monies and shall make recommendations on how to overcome the insufficiency. The department shall not recommend reductions of an equal amount from every grant in each category of assistance,  but shall take into consideration the needs of the applicants or recipients,  and shall recommend the reductions necessary by specifying the percentage of budgeted needs which may be met within the maximums established in accordance with subsection A of this section. The department shall make the adjustments determined by the joint legislative budget committee.
C. In determining the amount of assistance which a recipient or applicant may receive under this title,  the department shall include all income and resources from every source of the person claiming such aid,  except that which is required to be disregarded as defined in department rule or by other provisions of this title,  and shall consider and take into account earning capacity,  living conditions and all facts and circumstances surrounding such person.
D. For assistance granted pursuant to section 46-292,  the department shall include a shelter cost factor. For purposes of determining assistance payments with this shelter cost factor,  the department shall reduce the federal poverty level used in its calculation of payments by thirty-seven per cent if the person is not paying,  or is not obligated to pay,  shelter costs on his place of residence.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-207.01 - Temporary assistance for needy families; amount of cash assistance

46-207.01.
Temporary assistance for needy families;  amount of cash assistance
Cash assistance paid to any recipient pursuant to section 46-292,  which when added to nonexempt income from all other sources,  shall not be less than thirty-six per cent of the 1992 federal poverty level adjusted for family size and factors provided in section 46-207,  subsections B and D.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-208 - Nontransferability and nonassignability of assistance; exemption from process

46-208.
Nontransferability and nonassignability of assistance;  exemption from process
Assistance granted under this title is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity,  and none of the money paid or payable under this title shall be subject to execution,  levy,  attachment,  garnishment or other legal process,  or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-209 - Residence in state after assistance granted; basis for discontinuance of payments to recipients of assistance

46-209.
Residence in state after assistance granted;  basis for discontinuance of payments to recipients of assistance
A. Any recipient of assistance granted under this title,  except temporary assistance for needy families,  desiring to reside outside the state for a period of not to exceed thirty days shall execute a form provided by the state department. Any recipient receiving temporary assistance for needy families under this title and desiring to reside outside the state for a period of not to exceed thirty days shall execute a form provided by the state department. The form shall require the recipient to express the recipient's intent as to establishing legal residence outside the state,  or the recipient's intent to return to the state within thirty days. If it is the intent of the recipient to establish legal residence outside the state,  the recipient may continue to receive assistance from this state while residing in another state for a period of not to exceed thirty days or until the recipient meets the residence eligibility requirements for assistance in that state,  whichever is less.
B. A recipient of any assistance granted under this title,  except temporary assistance for needy families,  shall not be continued on assistance after the recipient has been absent from the state for thirty consecutive days. Any recipient of temporary assistance for needy families granted under this title shall not be continued on assistance after the recipient has been absent from this state for thirty consecutive days.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-211 - Periodic reconsideration and change in amount of assistance

46-211.
Periodic reconsideration and change in amount of assistance
A. All assistance or service grants made under this title shall be reconsidered by the state department as frequently as required by the rules of the department. After further investigation as the department deems necessary,  the amount of assistance or service may be changed or assistance or service withdrawn if the department finds that the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant such action. The department may at any time cancel and revoke assistance or service for cause,  and it may for cause suspend assistance or service for such period as it deems proper.
B. All decisions made under the provisions of this section shall be subject to review and the granting of an opportunity for a fair hearing by the state department as provided by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-212 - Assistance subject to amendment of law

46-212.
Assistance subject to amendment of law
All assistance or service granted under this title shall be deemed granted and held subject to any law amending or repealing any provision of this title,  and no recipient shall have a claim for compensation,  or otherwise,  by reason of recipient's assistance or service being affected in any manner by any law amending or repealing any provision of this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-213 - Duty of recipient to notify department of change in status; recovery of excess assistance paid; violation; classification

46-213.
Duty of recipient to notify department of change in status;  recovery of excess assistance paid;  violation;  classification
A. If at any time while receiving assistance the recipient of such assistance knowingly acquires any property or receives any increase in income or property,  or both,  in excess of income or property declared at the time of determination or redetermination of eligibility,  or if there is any other change in circumstances affecting the recipient's eligibility,  the recipient shall within the number of days specified by rules of the department notify the department and provide verification of the acquisition of such property,  receipt of such income or change in circumstances. Any recipient of aid who knowingly fails to do so is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
B. If a recipient is overpaid for whatever reason,  the recipient is liable for the amount of the overpayment. The department of economic security with the concurrence of the department of law shall determine the method of securing repayment which is most appropriate to the particular situation. If there are insufficient assets or resources to justify collection,  if the recipient has not obtained assistance or services by intentional misrepresentation or if the overpayment was due to an error on the part of the department of economic security,  the department may waive a repayment by the recipient. The department of economic security,  with the assistance of the department of law,  may institute appropriate court proceedings to recover overpayments.
C. Each warrant issued as an assistance payment shall contain a statement on the reverse side of the warrant relating to the recipient's eligibility. The wording of this statement shall be determined by the department.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-214 - Fee for representing applicant or recipient in civil proceeding under article prohibited

46-214.
Fee for representing applicant or recipient in civil proceeding under article prohibited
No person shall charge or receive any fee for representing an applicant for or recipient of assistance or service in any proceedings under this title,  except fees prescribed by the department,  but the provisions of this section shall not apply to representation of an applicant or recipient in criminal proceedings brought pursuant to this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-215 - Welfare fraud; program disqualification; classification

46-215.
Welfare fraud;  program disqualification;  classification
A. A person commits welfare fraud if the person knowingly obtains by means of a false statement or representation,  by impersonation or by other fraudulent device any of the following:
1. Assistance or service to which the person is not entitled.
2. Assistance or service greater than that to which the person is entitled.
3. Payment of any forfeited installment grant,  or aids or abets in buying or in any way disposing of the property of a recipient of assistance or service without the consent of the department.
B. The department shall adopt rules to establish procedures for administrative disqualification and referral for prosecution of persons who commit welfare fraud.
C. A person is disqualified from program participation pursuant to subsection D if the person commits one or more of the following:
1. Signs a waiver of an administrative disqualification hearing.
2. After an administrative disqualification hearing,  is found to have committed an intentional program violation consisting of any misrepresentation or other act that violates a law or rule governing the program.
3. Is convicted of any crime or petty offense against any assistance program defined in this chapter.
D. A person who commits an intentional program violation is disqualified from program participation for twelve months for the first violation,  twenty-four months for the second violation and permanently for three or more violations.
E. The department shall not include the needs of the disqualified person in the assistance unit but shall count the income and resources of the disqualified person as being available to the unit.
F. A person who commits welfare fraud pursuant to subsection A is guilty of a class 6 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-219 - Supplemental nutrition assistance program; eligibility after conviction; drug testing; rules

46-219.
Supplemental nutrition assistance program;  eligibility after conviction;  drug testing;  rules
A. Notwithstanding section 13-3418 and if the person agrees to random drug testing,  a person who is convicted after August 22,  1996 of a felony offense that has as an element of the offense the use or possession of a controlled substance as defined in 21 United States Code section 802(6) may be eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the person meets at least one of the following criterion:
1. Successfully completes a substance abuse treatment program.
2. Is currently accepted for treatment in a substance abuse treatment program but is subject to a waiting list to receive available treatment,  and the person remains enrolled in the treatment program and enters the treatment program at the first available opportunity.
3. Is currently accepted for treatment in and is participating in a substance abuse treatment program.
4. Is determined by a licensed medical provider to not need substance abuse treatment.
5. If applicable,  is in compliance with all terms of probation.
B. The department shall adopt rules related to drug testing pursuant to this section that include more frequent drug testing for offenses that occurred within twenty-four months of the date of application.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-231 - Department of economic security; supplemental nutrition assistance program; produce incentive program; definitions

46-231.
Department of economic security;  supplemental nutrition assistance program;  produce incentive program;  definitions
A. The department of economic security shall:
1. Plan,  prepare and develop the infrastructure necessary to implement a produce incentive program for supplemental nutrition assistance program enrollees to purchase eligible Arizona-grown fruits and vegetables at SNAP-authorized farmers markets,  farm stands,  mobile markets,  community supported agriculture sites,  grocery stores and convenience stores.
2. Subject to available monies,  provide matching monies of up to $20 per participating SNAP-authorized site per transaction for an enrollee in the supplemental nutrition assistance program to purchase eligible Arizona-grown fruits and vegetables at the participating SNAP-authorized site.
3. Conduct research and evaluate the produce incentive program and the impact of the program on purchases made by supplemental nutrition assistance program enrollees and producers of Arizona-grown fruits and vegetables.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Eligible Arizona-grown fruits and vegetables"  means any Arizona-grown variety of fresh,  canned,  dried or frozen whole or cut fruits and vegetables that do not contain added sugars,  fats,  oils or salt.
2. " SNAP"  means the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-241 - Definitions

46-241.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Agent"  means a community based organization that is contracted by the department to take applications,  determine eligibility and provide short-term services to low income persons through the use of federal and state monies.
2. " Applicant"  means a person who is applying for short-term crisis services.
3. " Emergency shelter"  means temporary shelter in a hotel,  motel or licensed homeless shelter facility.
4. " Federal poverty guideline"  means the poverty guidelines that are issued by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to section 673(2) of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981 and that are reported annually in the federal register.
5. " Homeless"  means the participant has no permanent place of residence where a lease or mortgage agreement between the participant and the owner exists.
6. " Short-term crisis"  means an unplanned incident that causes the loss of monies and that makes the applicant unable to meet the applicant's financial obligations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-241.01 - Short-term crisis services

46-241.01.
Short-term crisis services
The department,  through its agent,  shall administer short-term crisis services. Short-term crisis services include:
1. Emergency shelter to eligible persons.
2. Rent or mortgage assistance to prevent homelessness.
3. Utility assistance for eligible persons with a current or anticipated interruption of heating or cooling services,  or both,  if the person's health and safety will be put in danger.
4. Utility repair and replacement.
5. Special needs as determined by the department to secure or maintain employment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-241.02 - Eligibility for short-term crisis services

46-241.02.
Eligibility for short-term crisis services
To qualify for short-term crisis services,  an applicant shall prove that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:
1. The applicant is a resident of this state at the time of application.
2. The applicant is experiencing a short-term crisis that will cause homelessness or the interruption of heating or cooling at the applicant's residence.
3. The total gross countable income of the applicant's household does not exceed:
(a) One hundred twenty-five per cent of the federal poverty guidelines.
(b) One hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty guidelines if the household includes a person with a disability or elderly person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-241.04 - Ineligibility for short-term crisis services

46-241.04.
Ineligibility for short-term crisis services
The department or its agent shall not provide short-term crisis services to or on behalf of an applicant who:
1. Has refused employment or training for employment in the thirty days before the application.
2. Is receiving services from the temporary assistance for needy families diversion program.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-241.05 - Method of payment

46-241.05.
Method of payment
A. The department or its agent shall provide short-term crisis services to alleviate or prevent homelessness through payments to either of the following:
1. Emergency shelters.
2. Subsidize delinquent rent or mortgage payments.
B. The department or its agent shall provide short-term crisis services to alleviate the loss of heating and cooling through payments to:
1. Utility companies for utility bill assistance.
2. Local vendors for the repair and replacement of utilities and appliances.
C. The department or its agent shall administer short-term crisis services by providing vouchers to vendors on behalf of a person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-244 - Victims of domestic violence; identification; referrals; waiver

46-244.
Victims of domestic violence;  identification;  referrals;  waiver
The department or its agent shall identify individuals who are victims of domestic violence at the time of application for or during the receipt of temporary assistance for needy families. At any time individuals shall be given the chance to identify themselves as victims of domestic violence. If identification and verification of abuse exist,  the department shall refer the individual to appropriate available services and shall waive for up to six months,  pursuant to a determination of good cause,  any program work requirements.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-251 - Mandatory state supplemental payments program

46-251.
Mandatory state supplemental payments program
A. The mandatory state supplemental payments program provided for in this section may be administered directly by the department,  or by the federal government under agreement with the department whereby the department pays to the federal government the cost of supplemental payments made under this section and the federal government administers the program pursuant to the agreement and title XVI of the social security act,  as amended.
B. Mandatory state supplemental payments shall be granted for January 1974 and thereafter under this section to any person who meets and maintains the following requirements:
1. Was qualified for and received a state public assistance payment under the federally assisted program of old age assistance or aid to the blind or aid to persons with permanent and total disability for the month of December 1973,  and
2. Is eligible for and receives,  or who,  but for his income,  would be eligible to receive,  a payment under title XVI of the social security act,  as amended.
C. The amount of mandatory state supplemental payment to a recipient for a month shall be an amount equal to the amount by which such individual's December 1973 minimum income level as defined in title XVI of the social security act as amended,  exceeds the amount of such individual's title XVI benefit plus other income.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-295 - Recovery of public assistance from legally responsible persons; fund

46-295.
Recovery of public assistance from legally responsible persons;  fund
A. If a recipient of public assistance has a person who is legally responsible for that person's support and who is presently able to reimburse the department for public assistance provided,  the department,  through the attorney general or county attorney,  shall proceed in the following order against:
1. The spouse of a recipient.
2. The former spouse of a recipient.
3. A father or mother not presently receiving public assistance.
4. Any other legally responsible person.
B. If a recipient of public assistance receives an overpayment of support or is determined ineligible pursuant to section 46-292 or 46-293,  the department may recover the support incorrectly paid during that time period. The department shall deposit monies recovered in the public assistance collections fund established pursuant to this section.
C. On request of the department,  the attorney general or county attorney shall commence an action in the superior court in the county where the recipient of public assistance resides or in the superior court in Maricopa county,  against the persons in the order specified in subsection A of this section,  to recover the assistance granted and to secure an order requiring payment of amounts that become due in the future for which the person is liable.
D. The public assistance collections fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this section and section 41-2752. The department shall administer the fund. Subject to legislative appropriation,  the department shall use fund monies to improve public assistance collection activities. The department shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  twenty-five per cent of the monies collected pursuant to this section in the public assistance collections fund and seventy-five per cent of the monies collected pursuant to this section in the state general fund. Notwithstanding this subsection,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the department shall deposit fifty per cent of the monies collected pursuant to section 41-2752 in the public assistance fund and the remaining fifty per cent of the monies collected pursuant to section 41-2752 shall be deposited in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-297.01 - Electronic benefit transfer cards; replacements; out-of-state spending; fraud investigation

46-297.01.
Electronic benefit transfer cards;  replacements;  out-of-state spending;  fraud investigation
A. The department shall send each recipient who requests two replacement cards within a twelve-month period a letter informing the recipient that another request will initiate an investigation by the department to determine whether there is fraud. If a third-party vendor is administering replacement cards directly to recipients,  the vendor shall notify the department after a recipient requests a second replacement card in a twelve-month period and makes any subsequent request thereafter.
B. After a recipient's request for a third replacement card within any twelve-month period,  and any subsequent request thereafter,  the department shall schedule an interview with the recipient and,  if the department has been granted a waiver,  determine whether there is fraud before issuing a new card. The recipient's request for a fourth replacement card requires the department to schedule an interview with the recipient to determine whether there is fraud before issuing a new card. The department shall request any necessary federal waivers to comply with this section.
C. If a recipient uses more than ten percent of the recipient's electronic benefit transfer card balance in a six-month period on out-of-state purchases,  the department shall schedule an interview with the recipient to determine whether there is fraud.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-297.02 - Electronic benefit transfer card; spending report

46-297.02.
Electronic benefit transfer card;  spending report
A. The department shall post on the department's website a spending report of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and temporary assistance for needy families benefit. The spending report shall include all of the following:
1. The dollar amount and number of transactions of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits that are accessed or spent outside of this state,  disaggregated by state.
2. The dollar amount and number of transactions of temporary assistance for needy families benefits that are accessed or spent outside of this state,  disaggregated by state.
3. The dollar amount and number of transactions of temporary assistance for needy families benefits that are accessed or spent in this state,  disaggregated by retailer,  institution or location.
B. The spending report shall be de-identified to prevent identification of individual recipients.
C. The department shall purge the spending report six months after the report is issued.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-300 - Sanctions

46-300.
Sanctions
A. The department shall impose a series of graduated sanctions as described in subsection D of this section for any noncompliance with:
1. The child support enforcement efforts required by section 46-292,  subsection D unless good cause is established as provided in section 46-292,  subsections F and G.
2. The work activities requirements described in section 46-299,  unless good cause is established as provided in section 46-299,  subsection H and department rules. A recipient who does not comply with the work activities requirements shall demonstrate compliance with the work activities requirements in order to continue benefit eligibility and to avoid sanctions.
3. The school enrollment and attendance requirements of section 46-292,  subsection S.
4. The immunization requirements of section 46-292,  subsection T.
B. In addition to subsection A of this section,  the department shall impose a series of graduated sanctions as described in subsection D of this section if either of the following occurs:
1. The recipient voluntarily terminates paid employment without good cause as specified in rules adopted by the director.
2. An adult recipient uses,  sells or possesses a controlled substance in violation of title 13 as specified in rules adopted by the director.
C. Noncompliance with one or more of the requirements listed in subsection A of this section during any calendar month is deemed to be a month of noncompliance and shall result in the sanctions prescribed in subsection D of this section. The department shall impose these graduated sanctions even if the instances of noncompliance do not occur in consecutive months.
D. The department shall impose the following sanctions:
1. For the first instance of noncompliance,  the department shall reduce the household's cash assistance grant by fifty percent for one month.
2. For a second instance of noncompliance that occurs in a month other than the month in which the first noncompliance occurred and any instance of noncompliance thereafter,  the department shall terminate the household's cash assistance grant for at least one month or until the household complies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-300.02 - Orders to seek employment; persons owing child support

46-300.02.
Orders to seek employment;  persons owing child support
If the court determines that an obligor is delinquent in paying support,  the court may issue an order requiring the obligor to:
1. Pay support in accordance with a payment plan.
2. Participate in work activities if the obligor is subject to a payment plan and is not incapacitated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-300.04 - Perinatal substance abuse treatment and services

46-300.04.
Perinatal substance abuse treatment and services
A. With monies appropriated for temporary assistance for needy families the department of economic security shall provide funding to the department of health services for perinatal substance abuse treatment and services for persons whose family income does not exceed two hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines as published by the United States department of health and human services.
B. Monies provided pursuant to this section:
1. Shall be used to supplement and not to supplant other monies available for funding perinatal substance abuse treatment and services. These monies shall not be expended for any treatment or services if monies from another source are available to pay for the treatment or services.
2. Shall not be used for medical treatment in compliance with the federal law and regulations for the temporary assistance for needy families block grant.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-300.05 - Substance abuse treatment

46-300.05.
Substance abuse treatment
A. The department of economic security may provide monies appropriated for temporary assistance for needy families to the department of child safety to provide substance abuse treatment pursuant to title 8,  chapter 4,  article 13. Treatment services for which these monies may be used include:
1. Program development pursuant to section 8-882.
2. Integration of program activities.
3. Provision of unfunded services to provide a recipient a comprehensive treatment program.
4. Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment services for recipients of the services.
B. Monies provided pursuant to this section:
1. Shall be used to supplement and not to supplant other revenues available for funding substance abuse prevention,  treatment and other service needs.
2. Shall not be used for medical treatment.
C. The department of economic security in partnership with the department of health services as joint administrators of the fund shall amend the state plan for temporary assistance for needy families as necessary to use temporary assistance for needy families monies provided in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 46 - Welfare › § 46-300.06 - Food bank assistance for welfare to work and low income families program

46-300.06.
Food bank assistance for welfare to work and low income families program
The department shall develop and implement a statewide program to provide food assistance through food banks for welfare to work and low income families with priority consideration for temporary assistance for needy families cash assistance recipients. The department shall establish guidelines regarding the distribution of monies and food bank services after consulting with food banks in the state.