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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-103 - Right to Review

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An administrative review shall be available to:
1. Any area agency when the Department
				proposes to disapprove an area plan or plan amendment submitted by the area
				agency, or withdraw the area agency's designation;
2. Any applicant for designation as a
				planning and service area whose application is denied;
3. Any nutrition project for which the area
				agency proposes to cancel funding;
4. Any service provider whose application to
				provide services under an area plan is denied or whose subgrant or contract is
				terminated or not renewed.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-104 - Administrative Review Procedures

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A. A request for administrative review must
				be filed in writing within 30 days of receipt of the notice of an adverse
				action. The request shall be signed by the grievant or an authorized
				representative of the grievant and directed to:
The Program Administrator
Aging and Adult Administration
Department of Economic Security
P.O. Box 6123
Phoenix, Arizona 85005
B. The Program Administrator or the
				Administrator's designee shall schedule an administrative review conference to
				meet with the grievant or a representative of the grievant. At the
				administrative review conference, the grievant or the grievant's representative
				may review pertinent evidence on which the action was based.
C. The Program Administrator shall issue a
				final decision within 60 days of the filing of the request for administrative
				review.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-105 - Right to Appeal

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A. A
				client who is dissatisfied with the final decision issued by the area agency
				pursuant to
				R6-8-102
				of this Article has the right to appeal that decision.
B. A grievant who is dissatisfied with the
				final decision issued by the Program Administrator pursuant to
				R6-8-103 of this
				Article has the right to appeal that decision.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-106 - Filing an Appeal

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A.
				Any client or grievant filing an appeal under these rules shall file a written
				request for hearing with the Program Administrator within 15 days after the
				mailing date of the area agency or Program Administrator's decision.
B. A document shall be considered received by
				and filed with the Department:
1. If
				transmitted via the United States Postal Service, on the date it is mailed. The
				mailing date shall be:
a. As shown by the
				postmark; or
b. As shown by the
				postage meter mark of the envelope in which it is received if there is no
				postmark; or
c. The date entered on
				the document as the date of its completion, if there is no postmark, or no
				postage meter mark, or if the mark is illegible.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-107 - Service on Parties

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Any document mailed by the Department shall be considered as
				  having been served on the addressee on the date it is mailed to the addressee's
				  last known address. The date mailed shall be presumed to be the date of the
				  document, unless otherwise indicated by the facts.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-108 - Time

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Any reference within this Article to "days" shall mean
				  calendar days unless otherwise specified. In computing any period of time, the
				  date of the act, event, or default from which the designated period of time
				  begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed
				  shall be counted, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in
				  which event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a
				  Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-109 - Scheduling and Notice of Hearing

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A. Hearings shall be held at those regularly
				established hearing locations most convenient to the parties or, at the
				discretion of the hearing officer, by telephone. The parties shall be given no
				less than 20 days' notice of hearing, except that the parties may waive the
				notice period or request a delay.
B. The notice of hearing shall inform the
				parties of the date, time, and place of hearing, the name of the hearing
				officer, the issues involved, and the right to:
1. Present the case in person or by
				telephone.
2. Copy any documents to
				be used by the Department at the hearing at a reasonable time before the
				hearing.
3. Request a change of
				hearing officer.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-110 - Change of Hearing Officer

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Not less than five days before the date set for the hearing,
				  any party may file a written request for change of hearing officer and the
				  matter shall immediately be transferred to another hearing officer. A hearing
				  officer may be challenged for cause at any time before a decision becomes
				  final. Except for good cause, not more than one change of hearing officer shall
				  be granted to any one party.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-111 - Failure of a Party to Appear

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A. If there is no appearance on behalf of a
				party at a scheduled hearing, the hearing officer may adjourn the hearing to a
				later date or may make the decision on the record and on such evidence as may
				be presented at the scheduled hearing.
B. If, within 15 days of the scheduled
				hearing, a party files a written request to reopen the proceedings and
				establishes good cause for failure to appear at the scheduled hearing, the
				hearing shall be rescheduled. Notice shall be given of the time, place, and the
				purpose of any continued, reopened, or rescheduled hearing to all parties. Good
				cause shall be established upon proof that both the failure to appear and
				failure to timely notify the hearing officer were beyond the reasonable control
				of the nonappearing party.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-112 - Subpoena of Witnesses and Documents

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The hearing officer may subpoena any witnesses or documents
				  requested by any party or upon the hearing officer's own motion.
1. The request shall be in writing and shall
				state the name and address of the witness and the nature of the expected
				testimony. The nature of the witness' testimony must be relevant to the issues
				of the hearing; otherwise the hearing officer may deny the request.
2. A request for subpoena of documents shall
				describe them in detail and provide the name and address of the
				custodian.
3. The request for the
				issuance of a subpoena shall be filed a minimum of five working days before the
				hearing.
4. The Department shall
				prepare and serve all subpoenas. Service of the subpoena shall be accomplished
				by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-113 - Conduct of Hearing

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A.
				Hearings shall be conducted in an orderly and dignified manner. All hearings
				shall be open to the public, but the hearing officer conducting a hearing may
				close the hearing to other than parties to the extent necessary to protect the
				interests and rights of the parties.
B. Hearings shall be opened, conducted, and
				closed by the hearing officer who shall rule on the admissibility of evidence
				and shall direct the order of proof. The hearing officer shall have the power
				to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify official acts,
				and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of
				any documents deemed necessary as evidence in connection with a
				hearing.
C. Evidence not related to
				the issue shall not be allowed to become a part of the record.
D. The hearing officer may, on the hearing
				officer's own motion or at the request of a party, exclude witnesses from the
				hearing room.
E. The parties may
				present evidence, cross-examine witnesses, and present arguments.
F. The parties to an appeal, with the consent
				of the hearing officer, may stipulate to facts involved in writing or on the
				record.
G. At the conclusion of the
				hearing, the parties shall be granted a reasonable opportunity to present
				argument on all issues of fact and law to be decided. The hearing officer shall
				afford the parties an opportunity to present oral argument, or to file briefs,
				or both.
H. A full and complete
				record shall be kept of all proceedings in connection with an appeal. The
				record shall be open for inspection by the parties. A transcript of the
				proceedings need not be made unless it is required for further
				proceedings,
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-114 - Hearing Decision

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A. A
				hearing decision shall be rendered exclusively on the evidence and testimony
				produced at the hearing, appropriate state and federal law, and Department
				rules governing the issue in dispute.
B. The decision shall set forth the pertinent
				facts involved, the conclusions drawn from such facts, the sections of
				applicable law or rule, the decision, and the reasons therefor. A copy of the
				decision, together with an explanation of the appeal rights, shall be delivered
				or mailed to each party or designated representative not more than 60 days from
				the date of filing the request for hearing unless the delay was caused by the
				appellant, in which case the time limit for delivery is extended by the number
				of days attributable to the appellant.
C. All decisions in favor of the appellant
				apply retroactively to the date of the action being appealed or to the date the
				hearing officer specifically finds appropriate.
D. The decision of the hearing officer shall
				become the final decision of the Department 15 days after it is issued unless a
				written petition for review has been filed.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-115 - Termination of Appeal

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An appeal may be terminated as follows:
1. By voluntary withdrawal if the appellant
				submits a signed letter or on the record at any time before the decision is
				issued.
2. By default when a party
				fails to appear at a scheduled hearing and fails to request a rescheduled
				hearing within 15 days. An appeal will not be considered abandoned if the party
				provides notification up to the time of the hearing that he is unable, due to
				good cause, to appear and that he still wishes a hearing, or that the matter be
				considered on the record.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-116 - Appeal to the Commissioner on Aging

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A. An appellant which has been denied
				designation as a planning and service area may appeal to the Commissioner on
				Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, within 30 days after the
				hearing officer's decision is mailed or otherwise delivered.
B. The appeal shall be in writing, signed,
				and dated. It shall set forth the grounds for the request and may be filed
				personally or by mail to the Administrator, Aging and Adult
				Administration.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 1 - GRIEVANCES AND HEARINGS › Section R6-8-117 - Review by the Appeals Board

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A. In all cases not covered by
				R6-8-116
				of this Article, a party may petition for review of an adverse hearing decision
				within 15 days after the decision is mailed or otherwise delivered to the
				appellant. The petition for review shall be in writing, signed, and dated. It
				shall state the grounds for the request and may be filed personally or by mail
				to the Aging and Adult Administration or the Office of Appeals.
B. The Appeals Board may remove to itself any
				matter before a hearing officer before the issuance of a decision or, if a
				decision has been issued, before the decision has become final. Upon removal,
				the Appeals Board shall notify the parties of the removal.
C. In any case of removal or review, the
				Appeals Board shall notify the Office of Appeals that it has accepted
				jurisdiction, and the Office of Appeals shall prepare a complete record of the
				case, including a transcript, which shall be provided to the parties upon
				request.
D. A copy of the Appeals
				Board decision, together with a statement specifying the rights to further
				review, shall be distributed to each party.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-202 - Reporting Requirements for Adult Protective Service Cases

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Upon receipt of a report, as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									46-454,
				  APS shall ask the reporting source to provide:
1. All information as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									46-454(C);
				and,
2. As much information
				regarding the allegedly incapacitated, or vulnerable adult as is available to
				the source including:
a. The names and
				addresses of those involved and their roles;
b. The length of time the situation has been
				ongoing;
c. The client's functional
				level;
d. Whether other agencies
				are providing assistance and, if so, what type of assistance; and,
e. Any other information that may assist the
				APS worker in the investigation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-203 - Eligibility for Services

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To be eligible for APS services, a person shall be:
1. Age 18 years or older;
2. Incapacitated or vulnerable;
3. The victim or alleged victim of abuse,
				neglect, or exploitation; and,
4.
				Within the jurisdiction.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-204 - Jurisdiction

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A. An APS worker
				shall not investigate reports of events that occurred in another state or
				foreign country.
B. An APS worker
				shall investigate reports that occurred on an Indian reservation, upon written
				invitation by the tribal council.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-205 - Classification

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At intake, an APS worker shall classify the incoming
				  communication into one of the following two categories:
1. Information and referral, or
2. Report accepted for evaluation and
				investigation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-206 - Investigation

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Reports Accepted for Evaluation and Investigation:
1. In alleged life-threatening situations,
				the APS worker shall refer the reporting source or initiate contact with:
a. Local law enforcement
				authorities,
b. Paramedics,
				or
c. An emergency medical
				team.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-207 - Case Planning

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A.
				The APS worker shall maintain a case plan for clients in need of protective
				services.
1. The case plan shall contain:
a. Specific goals and objectives,
b. Outline of casework activities for
				achieving objectives, and
c. Time
				frames for achieving objectives.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-208 - Refusal of Services by the Adult or Guardian

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A. An adult may refuse adult protective
				services.
B. If an APS worker
				believes that a client in need of services is a danger to self or gravely
				disabled due to a mental disorder, as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									36-501 or
				in need of a guardianship or conservatorship, the APS worker may obtain further
				assessment of the client's physical or mental health in order to take action to
				protect the client.
1. The action may
				include:
a. Seeking a special visitation
				warrant if the APS worker is denied access to a client,
b. Petitioning for appointment of a
				conservator or guardian, or
c.
				Applying for prepetition screening.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-209 - Case Closure

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APS may close a case when:
1. Allegations of abuse, neglect, or
				exploitation are not substantiated;
2. The abuse, neglect, or exploitation is
				resolved by the provision of services or other methods;
3. The client's capacity is not in question,
				and the client is refusing APS involvement or is not accepting viable remedies
				for prevention of risk;
4. The
				client is admitted to care in a state institution or other care
				facility;
5. The client has moved
				outside the jurisdiction;
6. The
				client dies;
7. Contact with the
				client is lost and 3 attempts to reestablish contact have failed; or,
8. Guardianship or conservatorship is
				obtained.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - AGING AND ADULT ADMINISTRATION › Article 2 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES › Section R6-8-210 - Confidentiality

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A. All personally
				identifiable information is confidential as prescribed in A.R.S. §
									41-1959.
				A person who is entitled to obtain information pursuant to A.R.S. §
									41-1959(C)
				 and who wishes to obtain information shall
				comply with the requirements of this Section.
B. The person shall send a written request to
				the Custodian of Records at the Department of Economic Security, Division of
				Aging and Adult Services, Adult Protective Services, Central Office, 1789 W.
				Jefferson, Site code 950A, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. The request shall include
				the following information:
1. The name,
				address, and telephone number of the person, organization, or entity requesting
				information;
2. If the request is
				on behalf of an organization or entity, the name and title of the person
				signing the request;
3. The purpose
				for which the information is sought;
4. The Section of A.R.S. §
										41-1959(C)
				 authorizing the person to obtain the
				information;
5. The name of the
				client who is the subject of the APS report, with as much of the following
				information as the requester can provide:
a.
				Other possible spellings, names, or aliases of the client;
b. The approximate date of the APS report;
				and,
c. Any other data that the
				requester believes will be likely to assist the Department in identifying the
				information requested.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - APPELLATE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION › Article 3 - DECISIONS, HEARINGS, AND ORDERS › Section R6-9-301 - Definitions

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1 "ASA" means the
				Appellate Services Administration within the Arizona Department of Economic
				Security.
2 "Electronic
				transmission" means the service of documents via facsimile transmission ("fax")
				and electronic mail ("e-mail").
3
				"On the record" means audio recorded during a formal proceeding conducted by a
				hearing officer.
4 "Party" means an
				appellant, appellee, or the Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - APPELLATE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION › Article 3 - DECISIONS, HEARINGS, AND ORDERS › Section R6-9-302 - Electronic Service of Documents by the Appellate Services Administration

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AASA may transmit
				documents electronically, rather than by conventional mail, to parties who have
				consented to electronic service.
BConsent to Electronic Service.
1 A party may only consent to be
				electronically served documents by:
a
				Submission of a written consent to ASA; or
b Consenting on the record.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-101 - Definitions

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The definitions in A.R.S. §
									46-101 and
				  the following definitions apply to this Chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  requires:
1. "Acceptable medical
				source" means the same as A.A.C.
				R6-12-101 and
				includes a vocational rehabilitation specialist, licensed naturopathic doctor,
				licensed chiropractor, and other personnel authorized to act on a physician's
				behalf.
2. "AHCCCS" means the
				Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
3. "Assessment" means the evaluation of a
				participant by a case manager, with the assistance of the participant, to
				determine employment potential, as well as services necessary to remove
				barriers to employment. The case manager shall use the assessment as a guide
				for employment and career development planning.
4. "Assistance unit" means the same as A.R.S.
				§
									46-101.
5. "Barrier" means a circumstance that, if
				not addressed, may prevent or delay participation in work activities. A barrier
				includes one or more of the following circumstances, or any similar
				circumstance:
a. A temporary physical or
				mental condition, including behavioral health issues of the participant or the
				participant's family member for whom the participant is the primary
				caregiver;
b. A lack of
				transportation;
c. A lack of child
				care;
d. Limited English
				proficiency;
e. A threat of
				domestic violence toward the participant, the participant's family member, or
				the caregiver for a minor child, if the threat interferes with the
				participant's ability to participate in work activities;
f. Illiteracy; insufficient education; lack
				of vocational skills; or
g. An
				ongoing family crisis that interferes with the participant's ability to
				participate in work activities.
h.
				Other similar circumstances that prevent or delay participation in work
				activities.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-101.01 - Applicability

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The rules in this Chapter apply to all Jobs Program providers
				  and participants.
The following
				  Section was repealed and a new Section adopted under an exemption from the
				  provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74
				  (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not
				  submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication
				  in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these
				  rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and
				  the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-102 - Work Requirement

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A. A
				Jobs Program participant shall participate in work activities in order for an
				assistance unit to remain eligible for TANF Cash Assistance.
B. The Jobs Program shall assign a
				participant to work activities that meet the federal work participation
				requirement, unless a participant is:
1.
				Excluded under
				R6-10-107;
2. Temporarily deferred under
				R6-10-108;
				or
3. Has unresolved
				barriers.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-103 - Preliminary Orientation

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A. A
				work eligible applicant shall receive a preliminary orientation as part of the
				TANF Cash Assistance eligibility requirement. This requirement does not apply
				to a TPEP assistance unit.
B. The
				preliminary orientation information shall be provided to a work eligible
				applicant prior to the approval of TANF Cash Assistance by the FAA.
C. The preliminary orientation shall provide
				a work eligible applicant with a general overview of the Jobs Program, its
				purpose, and its relationship to the receipt of TANF Cash Assistance and
				continued eligibility for the Jobs Program under
				R6-10-126
				regarding TANF Cash Assistance case closure due to the time limit.
The following
				  Section was repealed and a new Section adopted under an exemption from the
				  provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74
				  (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not
				  submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication
				  in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these
				  rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and
				  the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-104 - Tribal Program

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The Jobs Program shall not serve an individual who is
				  eligible to receive assistance through a tribal cash assistance program or
				  services through a tribal program similar to the Jobs
				  Program.
The following
				  Section was repealed and a new Section adopted under an exemption from the
				  provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74
				  (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not
				  submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication
				  in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these
				  rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and
				  the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-105 - Selection for Participation in the Jobs Program

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A. The FAA approves an assistance unit for
				TANF Cash Assistance and shall refer a work eligible individual to the Jobs
				Program.
B. The Jobs Program shall
				begin Jobs Program services for a TPEP individual at the time the individual
				reports to a Jobs Program local office.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-106 - Initial Case Management Appointment

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A. The Jobs Program shall notify a
				work-eligible individual of the initial Jobs Program case management
				appointment in writing when the work-eligible individual is selected to
				participate in the Jobs Program. The notice shall include:
1. The date and time of the initial Jobs
				Program case management appointment and the address of the Jobs Program local
				office where the initial Jobs Program case management appointment shall be
				held;
2. Information regarding
				transportation, translation, and child care assistance that may be available
				for the initial Jobs Program case management appointment and the contact
				information necessary to obtain available services;
3. A provision explaining that if the
				participant needs transportation, translation, or child care services to attend
				the appointment, and the services are not available, the recipient has good
				cause for not attending the initial Jobs Program case management appointment
				under
				R6-10-123(F).
4. The Jobs Program contact information to
				reschedule the initial Jobs Program case management appointment; and
5. A statement that the consequence of
				failing, without good cause or a demonstration of compliance, to attend the
				initial Jobs Program case management appointment is subject to:
a. Progressive sanctioning pursuant to A.R.S.
				§
											46-300;
				and
b. Ineligibility for TANF Cash
				Assistance beyond the lifetime limit, pursuant to A.R.S. §
											46-294(G)(1).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-107 - Work Requirement Exclusion

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A. A participant who is providing care for a
				family member with a disability, may request an exclusion from the work
				requirement. If the request for an exclusion from the work requirement is
				approved, the participant shall be considered non-work eligible and shall not
				be required to participate in work activities.
B. A participant who requests an exclusion
				from the work requirement shall provide medical documentation to substantiate
				the need to provide care for a family member with a disability. Medical
				documentation shall:
1. Be obtained from an
				acceptable medical source;
2. State
				that the participant is required to provide care for the family member;
				and
3. Include all of the following
				information:
a. The name of the person for
				whom care is to be provided;
b. The
				time period of the disability;
c. A
				statement that the participant is needed to provide full-time care for the
				family member; and
d. A prognosis
				of the family member's recovery or the date of the reexamination.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-108 - Temporary Deferrals

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A.
				The Jobs Program shall determine whether to temporarily defer a participant
				from engaging in work activities under A.R.S. §
									46-299(A)
				 and this Section.
1. The Jobs Program shall determine the
				length of time that a participant is temporarily deferred based on the
				information in this Section.
2. The
				Jobs Program shall obtain verification that certifies that the participant is
				mentally or physically incapable of engaging in work activities or employment
				due to a circumstance established under this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-109 - Participant Assessment; Referral

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A. The Jobs Program case manager and the
				participant shall complete assessments during the initial Jobs Program case
				management appointment, and as needed thereafter, to identify any possible
				barriers to employability or participation in the Jobs Program. The participant
				shall provide, either orally or in writing, all personal information necessary
				to accurately complete the assessments. In-depth barrier assessments shall
				include questions to determine whether the participant needs services to
				address:
1. Past or ongoing domestic
				violence;
2. Substance abuse or
				chemical dependency;
3.
				Psychological or psychiatric needs;
4. Education or training insufficient to
				obtain or sustain employment;
5.
				Mental, physical, or functional incapacity or disability, including a learning
				disability;
6. Issues regarding
				retaining or maintaining employment;
7. Inadequate housing;
8. Inadequate child care;
9. Inadequate transportation;
10. Criminal background and involvement with
				the criminal justice system; or
11.
				Other issues that affect an individual's ability to participate in work
				activities.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-110 - Employment and Career Development Plan

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A. The Jobs Program and the participant shall
				complete an employment and career development plan for the participant that
				takes into consideration barriers to employment and incorporates work
				activities and agreed upon services. The employment and career development plan
				shall include:
1. Employment goals;
2. Work activities;
3. Locations for each assigned
				activity;
4. Dates for beginning
				and ending activities;
5. Available
				services offered by the Jobs Program or community resources;
6. A list of referrals made as a result of
				the participant's assessments; and
7. Signatures of the participant and the case
				manager assigned to oversee provision of services to the participant. The Jobs
				Program shall not sanction a participant solely for refusing to sign the
				employment and career development plan.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-111 - Core Activities

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The following are core activities:
1. Unsubsidized employment;
2. Job search and job readiness assistance,
				as described in
				R6-10-114;
3. Subsidized employment, as described in
				R6-10-115;
4. OJT, as described in
				R6-10-115;
5. Work experience, as described in
				R6-10-116;
6. Community service
				programs, as described in
				R6-10-117;
7. Vocational educational training, as
				described in
				R6-10-118;
				and
8. Satisfactory attendance in
				high school or GED preparation classes or education directly related to
				employment, as described in
				R6-10-119, for a
				participant who is a head of household and has not obtained a high school
				diploma or HSE diploma for any parent under 20 years of age who is
a. A single teen custodial parent;
				or
b. A married teen
				parent.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-112 - Participation that Meets the Work Requirement

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A. The following participants meet the work
				requirement:
1. A participant who is
				participating in work activities for at least the minimum average number of
				hours per week under
				45
				CFR 261.31 and 45 CFR 261.32.
2. A single custodial parent or caretaker
				relative with a child less than age six, who participates for the minimum hours
				required per week under
				45
				CFR 261.35.
3. A single or married head of household less
				than age 20 who participates under
				45
				CFR 261.33(b).
4. A single custodial parent who is
				participating in educational activities, as described at
				R6-10-119 and
				R6-10-102(C).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-113 - Non-Core Activities

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A.
				The Jobs Program may assign a participant to non-core activities based on
				information obtained through assessments or contained in the participant's
				employment and career development plan only after the participant meets
				required participation in primary core activity hours under
				R6-10-111.
B. The following are non-core activities:
1. Job skills training directly related to
				employment;
2. High school or GED
				preparation for a participant, other than a single, teen custodial parent who
				is a head of household, who has not obtained a high school diploma or HSE
				diploma; and
3. Education directly
				related to employment for a participant, other than a single, teen custodial
				parent who is a head of household, who has not obtained a high school diploma
				or HSE diploma.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-114 - Job Search and Job Readiness Assistance

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A. Based on information obtained through
				assessments or contained in a participant's employment and career development
				plan, the Jobs Program may assign a participant to job search and job readiness
				assistance as a core activity, according to
				45
				CFR 261.34.
B. A participant assigned to job search and
				job readiness assistance as a core activity shall participate in job search and
				job readiness assistance for at least the minimum number of hours identified in
				the participant's employment and career development plan.
The following
				  Section was repealed and a new Section adopted under an exemption from the
				  provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74
				  (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not
				  submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication
				  in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these
				  rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and
				  the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-115 - On-the-job Training (OJT)

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A. Based on information obtained through
				assessments or contained in a participant's employment and career development
				plan, the Jobs Program may assign a participant to OJT.
B. The Program shall approve OJT worksites
				and assignments that:
1. Are designed to
				improve the participant's chances for employment, and
2. Provide compensation in accordance with
				applicable wage laws.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-116 - Work Experience

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A.
				Based on information obtained through assessments or contained in a
				participant's employment and career development plan, the Jobs Program may
				assign a participant to work experience to improve the participant's
				employability, or meet work participation requirements. The Jobs Program staff
				shall evaluate a participant's entitlement to a supplemental payment each month
				following the conclusion of participation in work experience.
B. When assigning work experience, the Jobs
				Program shall select work experience that is consistent with the participant's
				employment and career development plan and consider the participant's prior
				training and experience.
The following
				  Section was repealed and a new Section adopted under an exemption from the
				  provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74
				  (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not
				  submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication
				  in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these
				  rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and
				  the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-117 - Community Service Programs

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Based on information obtained through assessments or
				  contained in a participant's employment and career development plan, the Jobs
				  Program may assign a participant to community service program activities to
				  establish good work habits if the participant is unlikely to meet work
				  participation requirements by participating in other primary activities. The
				  Jobs Program staff shall evaluate a participant's entitlement to supplemental
				  payment each month following the conclusion of participation in community
				  service activities and process payments, if owed, by the seventh day of the
				  following month after participation concludes.
The following
				  Section was repealed and a new Section adopted under an exemption from the
				  provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74
				  (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not
				  submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication
				  in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these
				  rules to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and
				  the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-118 - Vocational Educational Training

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A. Based on information obtained through the
				assessment or contained in a participant's employment and career development
				plan, the Jobs Program may assign a participant to vocational educational
				training as a core activity, for any period of time up to the maximum of 12
				months if other work activities have not resulted in employment and vocational
				educational training that is consistent with the participant's employment plan,
				according to
				45
				CFR 261.33(a).
B. In addition to criteria in R6-10-118(A),
				the Jobs Program shall use the following criteria to determine whether a
				participant should shall be assigned to, or remain in, vocational educational
				training:
1. The participant:
a. Lacks a self-supporting skill for
				available jobs in the participant's geographical area; and
b. Remains in good standing with the
				educational or training institution and maintains satisfactory attendance, as
				defined by the institution.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-119 - High School, GED Preparation, and Education Directly Related to Employment

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A. Based on
				information obtained through assessments or contained in a participant's
				employment and career development plan, the Jobs Program may assign a teen
				custodial parent who has not obtained a high school diploma or HSE diploma to
				education directly related to employment.
B. The Jobs Program may assign a single, teen
				custodial parent, who is head of household and has not obtained a high school
				diploma or HSE diploma to education directly related to employment.
C. The Jobs Program may assign an adult
				participant, who does not have a high school diploma or HSE diploma, to
				education directly related to employment as a non-core activity.
D. The Jobs Program shall allow homework
				time, as described in
				45
				CFR 261.60(e).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - THE JOBS PROGRAM › Article 1 - THE JOBS PROGRAM: GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R6-10-120 - Support Services

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A.
				The Jobs Program may provide a participant with support services as the
				Department budget for state TANF Cash Assistance permits to enable
				participation in the Jobs Program. Support services may include:
1. Transportation services to assist a
				participant with transportation expenses that may be incurred as a result of
				participation in the Jobs Program, which may include:
a. Transportation-related expenses,
b. Bus tickets or passes,
c. Vehicle repair,
d. Vehicle general maintenance,
e. Liability insurance, or
f. Contracted transportation
				services.