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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 12 - INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION › Section R6-12-1204 - Disqualification Sanctions; Notice

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A person found to have committed an IPV is
				disqualified from program participation for 6 months for the 1st violation; 12
				months for the 2nd violation; and permanently for the 3rd violation.
B. 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 available to the unit.
C. Upon a determination of IPV, the
				Department shall notify the violator of the pending disqualification. The
				notice shall:
1. Inform the violator of the
				decision and the reasons for the decision;
2. Provide the beginning date and duration of
				the disqualification, including an explanation of any deferment of
				disqualification; and
3. Explain
				the consequences of the disqualification on household members other than the
				violator.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 12 - INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION › Section R6-12-1205 - Disqualification Hearings; Appeal

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A person found to have committed an IPV
				through an administrative disqualification hearing may appeal the decision to
				the Department's Appeals Board as prescribed in
				R6-12-1014.
B. Upon a determination of IPV through a
				signed waiver of a disqualification hearing, the violator has no right to
				further administrative appeal.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 12 - INTENTIONAL PROGRAM VIOLATION › Section R6-12-1206 - Honoring Out-of-state IPV Determinations and Sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall honor sanctions imposed against an
				  applicant or recipient by the Title IV-A agency of another state and shall
				  consider prior violations committed in another state when determining the
				  appropriate sanction.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 13 - JOBSTART › Section R6-12-1301 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall operate a wage subsidy program entitled
				  JOBSTART on a statewide basis.
The following
				  Section was amended 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 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 13 - JOBSTART › Section R6-12-1302 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions apply to this Article:
1. "Adjusted gross monthly wages" means the gross monthly
				  wages a person receives from a JOBSTART-subsidized placement after deductions
				  for federal and state income taxes and Federal Insurance Contributions Act
				  (FICA) contributions.
2. Subsidized placement means a job with a public or private
				  sector employer for which the Department reimburses the employer monthly for
				  the wages paid to the participant the lesser of:
a. A fixed subsidy amount determined by the Department
				  pursuant to the contract with the employer, or
b. The gross wages paid by the employer.
3. Wage pool means a pool of diverted CA and Food Stamp
				  Program benefits which are used to reimburse an employer for the monthly wages
				  paid to a participant.
The following
				  Section was repealed and the new Section was renumbered and amended 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 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 13 - JOBSTART › Section R6-12-1303 - Diversion of Benefits to Wage Pool

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. When JOBS notifies FAA that JOBS has
				assigned a recipient to a JOBSTART-subsidized placement, FAA shall redirect the
				recipient's CA and Food Stamp Program benefits to the JOBSTART wage pool to
				reimburse the participant's employer for wages paid to the
				participant.
B. The reimbursement
				shall not exceed the lesser of:
1. The
				recipient's gross monthly earnings from the JOBSTART-subsidized placement,
				calculated as total hours worked times the participant's hourly wage rate;
				or
2. A fixed subsidy amount
				determined by the Department pursuant to the contract with the employer. The
				reimbursement shall not exceed 40 hours per week at the federal minimum wage.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 13 - JOBSTART › Section R6-12-1304 - Treatment of Income

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall exclude as income the participant's
				  gross monthly wages received from the subsidized job placement. Income from
				  other sources shall count pursuant to Article 4.
The following
				  Section was renumbered and a new Section was renumbered and amended 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 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 13 - JOBSTART › Section R6-12-1305 - Supplemental Payments

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				Advance supplemental payments.
1. The
				Department shall provide an advance supplemental payment to a JOBSTART
				participant if the adjusted gross wages the participant is expected to receive
				in a benefit month are less than the combined cash value of the CA and Food
				Stamp Program benefits which the participant is eligible to receive for that
				month.
2. Each month the Department
				shall determine the need for a supplemental payment, and the amount of the
				payment, using prospective budgeting based on anticipated family composition
				and wages of 40 hours per week during the month at the adjusted gross monthly
				wage the participant is expected to receive.
3. The supplemental payment shall equal the
				cash value of the combined CA and Food Stamp Program benefits the participant
				is eligible to receive for the month minus the anticipated adjusted gross
				monthly wages from the subsidized placement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 13 - JOBSTART › Section R6-12-1306 - Sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. If a recipient
				fails or refuses to comply with JOBSTART participation requirements without
				good cause the Department shall decrease the CA grant using the progressive
				sanction process described in
				R6-12-316.
B. Good cause is limited to the following
				circumstances:
1. The participant has been
				referred to a job or employment which is the subject of a strike, lockout, work
				stoppage, or other bona fide labor dispute;
2. The job requires the participant to join a
				company union or to resign or refrain from joining a bona fide labor
				organization;
3. The participant
				was incarcerated or ordered to make a court appearance;
4. Severe weather conditions prevented the
				participant and other persons similarly situated from traveling to or
				participating in the employment activity;
5. The participant or the participant's
				dependent child suffers a debilitating illness or incapacity; or
6. The participant has a family crisis, such
				as:
a. Catastrophic loss of home to fire,
				flood, or other natural disaster; or
b. Death of an immediate family member.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 14 - GRANT DIVERSION › Section R6-12-1401 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Grant Diversion Payment Period" means the time period that
				  begins the first day of the first eligible month and ends the last day of the
				  third eligible month.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 14 - GRANT DIVERSION › Section R6-12-1402 - Eligibility for Grant Diversion

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall offer a Cash Assistance applicant the
				  option of receiving a lump sum Grant Diversion cash benefit when the applicant
				  satisfies all of the following eligibility criteria:
1 The assistance unit includes an adult
				parent or non-parent caretaker relative;
2 The assistance unit meets all CA financial
				and non-financial eligibility criteria, except that the adult parent or
				non-parent caretaker relative is exempt from the following:
a The child support requirements in
				R6-12-311;
b The Jobs program
				participation requirements in
				R6-12-313;
c The Personal Responsibility Agreement in
				R6-12-302; and
d The TPEP
				employment and education requirements in
				R6-12-606;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 14 - GRANT DIVERSION › Section R6-12-1403 - Amount of the Grant Diversion Cash Benefit

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall provide an eligible assistance unit a
				  nonrecurring lump sum cash benefit in an amount equal to three times the
				  maximum monthly cash benefit for which the assistance unit would be eligible in
				  the Cash Assistance program, based on zero countable income. The Department
				  shall provide the cash benefit to financially assist an adult assistance unit
				  member in securing full-time employment within the three month Grant Diversion
				  payment period.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Article 14 - GRANT DIVERSION › Section R6-12-1404 - Treatment of Changes during the Grant Diversion Payment Period

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
AThe Department
				shall exempt the assistance unit from the change reporting requirements in
				R6-12-901 during the three month Grant Diversion payment period.
BWhen the Department receives a request to
				add a member to the assistance unit during the three month Grant Diversion
				payment period, the Department shall comply with subsections (B)(1) through
				(B)(3).
1 The Department shall redetermine
				eligibility including the added member. The Department shall add the new
				member, effective the date the request is received, only when the assistance
				unit remains eligible.
2 When the
				assistance unit remains eligible, the Department shall add the new member,
				effective the date the Department receives the request to add the member, and
				recalculate the assistance unit's Grant Diversion benefit amount. The
				Department shall issue the assistance unit a supplemental payment when the
				amount of the recalculated cash benefit amount exceeds the amount of the cash
				benefit that was issued to the assistance unit. The supplemental payment shall
				be a prorated amount from the date the Department received the request to add
				the member through the end of the three-month Grant diversion payment
				period.
3 When the recalculated
				Grant Diversion cash benefit amount is less than the cash benefit that was
				issued to the assistance unit, the Department shall not add the member to the
				assistance unit and shall not write an overpayment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-103 - Individuals Who May Qualify for Assistance

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The following persons are eligible for TC
				payments only if they meet all financial and nonfinancial eligibility
				requirements:
1. An adult who is certified by
				the state Tuberculosis Control Officer to have active tuberculosis or suspected
				tuberculosis,
2. Any person
				residing with the adult who has a legal claim for support or care from the
				adult, including:
a. The adult's spouse;
				and
b. A minor child. Also, a child
				age 18 if attending a secondary school or a high school equivalency
				program;
c. A mentally or
				physically disabled child more than age 18; and
d. A child who is temporarily absent from the
				home because the child is attending school, as long as the child returns home
				at least once a year.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-104 - Applicant Responsibilities at Initial Application

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A person shall apply for TC payments by
				submitting an identifiable Department-approved application to an FAA office in
				person, by mail, fax, or electronic transmittal.
B. An identifiable application means an
				application that contains:
1. The legible
				name and address of the applicant; and
2. The signature of the applicant, the
				applicant's representative, or if the applicant is incompetent or
				incapacitated, someone legally authorized to act on behalf of the
				applicant.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-105 - Department Responsibilities at Initial Application

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Upon receipt of an identifiable
				application, the Department shall:
1. Date
				stamp the application with the application filing date, and
2. Schedule an initial eligibility interview
				with the applicant at:
a. A location that
				ensures a reasonable amount of privacy, or
b. A homebound applicant's residence,
				or
3. Schedule a
				telephone initial eligibility interview.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-106 - Applicant Responsibilities at the Initial Interview

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The applicant shall attend the interview.
				A person of the applicant's choosing may also attend and participate in the
				interview with the applicant.
B.
				Missed appointments.
1. If the applicant
				misses a scheduled appointment for an interview, the applicant shall:
a. Request to reschedule the interview no
				later than close of business on the day of the missed appointment,
				and
b. Attend the second scheduled
				appointment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-107 - Agency Responsibilities at the Initial Interview

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. During the initial interview, a Department
				representative shall:
1. Discuss how the
				applicant and the other assistance unit members previously met their needs and
				why they now need financial assistance;
2. Provide the applicant with written
				information explaining:
a. The terms,
				conditions, and obligations of the TC program;
b. Any additional required verification
				information that the Department requires the applicant to provide in order to
				conclude the eligibility evaluation;
c. The Department's practice of exchanging
				eligibility and income information through the State Verification and Exchange
				System (SVES);
d. The coverage and
				scope of the TC program;
e. Related
				services that may be available to the applicant;
f. The applicant's rights, including the
				right to appeal adverse action;
g.
				The requirement to report all changes, as specified in
				R6-13-138,
				within 10 calendar days from the date the change becomes known; and
h. Other benefits for which any person in the
				assistance unit is potentially eligible and the requirement that any person in
				the assistance unit apply for and, if eligible, accept those other
				benefits;
3. Inform the
				applicant that the Department shall assist the applicant in obtaining required
				verification at the request of the applicant, when the verification provided by
				the applicant is insufficient to complete an eligibility determination, or when
				the required verification is difficult or impossible for the applicant to
				obtain;
4. Review the penalties for
				perjury and fraud, as printed on the application;
5. Review any verification information
				provided with the application or at the initial interview;
6. Review all ongoing reporting requirements
				and the potential consequences for failure to make timely reports, including
				overpayment liability; and
7. Offer
				an applicant who is a United States citizen the opportunity to register to vote
				and provide the applicant with a voter registration form if
				requested.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-108 - Processing the Initial Application

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall complete the
				eligibility determination and benefit level computation within 30 calendar days
				of the initial application filing date, unless:
1. The applicant withdraws the application.
				An applicant may withdraw an application at any time before the Department
				completes an eligibility determination by requesting the withdrawal from the
				Department either verbally or in writing.
a.
				If an applicant verbally requests to withdraw an application, the Department
				shall:
i. Document the names of individuals
				and the types of benefits or services from which the applicant wishes to
				withdraw, and
ii. Deny the
				application and notify the applicant.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-109 - Case Record

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				The case record shall contain all data collected or used by the Department in
				evaluating and determining eligibility and benefit amount.
B. The Department shall maintain a case
				record for every TC applicant or recipient. The case record shall include all
				documents maintained or stored in any format.
C. Except as otherwise provided in
				subsections (D) and (E), the Department shall retain the case record for a
				period of three years after the last date the Department denied TC assistance
				to an applicant or terminated TC assistance to a recipient.
D. The Department shall retain a case record
				that contains an unpaid overpayment until:
1.
				The overpayment is paid back in full, or
2. The Department no longer requires the
				assistance unit to repay the overpayment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-110 - Confidentiality

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall maintain the confidentiality of a TC
				  applicant's or recipient's records and limit the release of safeguarded
				  information to the Department of Health Services and as prescribed under 6
				  A.A.C. 12, Article 1 and 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 1.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-111 - Manuals

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall make the FAA Manual, as defined in
				  R6-13-102, available
				  to the public on the Department's web site, and each FAA office shall make the
				  FAA Manual accessible for public inspection during regular business
				  hours.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-112 - Nonfinancial Eligibility Determination

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Age. An applicant for TC payments shall be
				at least 18 years of age.
B.
				Identity. An applicant for TC payments shall provide the Department with
				verification that reasonably establishes the applicant's identity.
1. Verification that reasonably establishes
				identity includes:
a. A driver license or
				state-issued identification card that contains a photo of the
				applicant;
b. Documents such as the
				applicant's birth certificate, school identification card, citizenship and
				immigration documents, identification card from health benefits or other social
				service programs, wage stubs, work identification card, voter registration
				card, or other similar documents; or
c. Collateral verification, as defined at
				R6-13-102, from an individual who shall not benefit from the applicant's
				receipt of TC payments.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-113 - Resource Limitations

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An
				applicant is not eligible for TC payments if the applicant has resources in
				excess of the following, after applying the exclusions in subsection (B):
1. $1000 for an assistance unit consisting of
				only the applicant.
2. $1400 for an
				assistance unit consisting of the applicant and the applicant's
				spouse.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-115 - Availability and Ownership of Resources

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall consider a resource
				as countable to the assistance unit only when the resource is legally and
				physically available or in the possession of the assistance unit
				member.
B. The Department shall
				consider the availability of property to the assistance unit based on the type
				of ownership.
1. The sole and separate
				property of one spouse is available to the other spouse only when the
				spouse/owner makes the property available. A resource shall be considered sole
				and separate property only when obtained in one of the following ways:
a. Before the present marriage, or
b. At any time by gift or
				inheritance.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-116 - Nonrecurring Lump-sum Payments

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall count nonrecurring
				lump-sum payments, as defined in
				R6-13-102, as a
				resource in the month received.
B.
				The Department shall count any part of a lump-sum payment that recurs in future
				months as income in the month received.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-117 - Treatment of Income; Overview

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. "Income" shall include the following when
				actually received by the assistance unit:
1.
				Gross earned wages from public or private employment before any
				deductions;
2. In-kind income, as
				defined in
				R6-13-102;
3. For self-employed persons, the sum of
				gross business receipts minus business expenses;
4. Unearned monetary gains such as benefits
				or assistance grants, minus any deductions to repay prior overpayments or
				attorney fees; and
5. A prorated
				share of any Cash Assistance program benefit received by the applicant's
				spouse.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-118 - Income Exclusions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall not count the types of income in this
				  Section when determining the income available to an assistance unit.
1. One-half of the countable income of the
				applicant's spouse;
2. One-half of
				the prorated share of any Cash Assistance program benefit received by the
				applicant's spouse;
3.
				Loans;
4. Educational grants or
				scholarships;
5. Income tax
				refunds;
6. The value of Nutrition
				Assistance (NA) program benefits and benefits from the Special Supplemental
				Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
7. Energy assistance payments or allowances
				provided under any federal, state, or local law, including Negative Rent
				Utility Payments issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for
				the purpose of energy assistance;
8. Vendor payments, as defined in
				R6-13-102;
9. Vocational rehabilitation program payments
				made as reimbursements for training-related expenses, subsistence and
				maintenance allowances, and incentive payments that are not intended as
				wages;
10. Agent Orange
				payments;
11. Burial benefits that
				are dispersed solely for burial expenses;
12. Reimbursements for work-related expenses
				that do not exceed the actual expense amount;
13. Insurance payments issued to repay a
				specific bill, debt, or estimate that cannot be used to meet basic daily needs
				such as housing, food, or other personal expenses;
14. Attorney fees that are included in the
				gross payment of industrial compensation paid under the workers' compensation
				law or in legal settlements;
15.
				In-kind income, as defined in
				R6-13-102;
16. Earned income received from employment
				through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), including earnings received from
				on-the-job-training; and
17. Any
				other income specifically excluded by applicable state or federal
				law.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-119 - Determining Income Eligibility and a Cash Benefit Amount for an Assistance Unit

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To
				determine the countable monthly income of an assistance unit, the Department
				shall:
1. Calculate a countable monthly gross
				income amount using the methods listed in
				R6-13-120,
				and
2. Calculate a countable
				monthly net income by subtracting the applicable earned income deduction in
				R6-13-123
				from the countable monthly gross income.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-120 - Determining Monthly Gross Income

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A. The Department shall calculate an
				assistance unit's countable monthly gross income by converting countable income
				received other than monthly into a monthly amount using the methods in
				R6-13-121.
B. The Department shall
				include in its calculation all gross income from every source available to the
				assistance unit as provided in
				R6-13-117,
				unless specifically excluded in R6-13-118 or by federal or state law.
C. The Department shall include in its
				calculation income that the assistance unit has received and reasonably expects
				to receive in a benefit month and that is based on the Department's reasonable
				expectation and knowledge of the assistance unit's current, past, and
				anticipated future circumstances.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-121 - Methods to Determine Monthly Income

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A. The Department shall convert income
				received in a regular amount on an ongoing basis into a monthly amount as
				follows:
1. Multiply weekly amounts by
				4.3,
2. Multiply biweekly amounts
				by 2.15,
3. Multiply semimonthly
				amounts by 2,
4. Divide quarterly
				amounts by 3,
5. Divide semiannual
				amounts by 6, and
6. Divide annual
				amounts by 12.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-122 - Income Verification

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department shall verify all income as provided in
				  R6-13-107
				  before determining eligibility and benefit amount.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-123 - Earned Income Deduction

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purpose of determining the countable monthly net
				  income in
				  R6-13-119(A)(2)
				  and for use in the TC Payment Standard Test as provided in
				  R6-13-124,
				  the Department shall deduct a $24 work expense deduction from the countable
				  monthly earned income of each employed person in the assistance
				  unit.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-124 - Determining Income Eligibility and Cash Benefit Amount

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To determine income eligibility for a TC
				cash benefit, the Department shall:
1.
				Establish whether to use an A-1 Standard or an A-2 Standard shelter cost factor
				to complete the financial determination.
a.
				The Department shall use the A-1 Standard when:
i. The assistance unit pays, or has an
				obligation to pay, all or part of the shelter costs for the place in which
				assistance unit members reside. Shelter costs include rent, mortgage, and
				property taxes;
ii. The assistance
				unit members reside in subsidized public housing; or
iii. A member of the assistance unit works in
				exchange for rent.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-125 - Benefit Payments

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A.
				The Department shall pay benefits to an assistance unit for each month in which
				the Department determines it to be eligible.
B. The Department shall make benefits
				available no later than the 30th day following the date of application for the
				initial month, and on the first day of each month for which the assistance unit
				is eligible thereafter.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-126 - Payment Method

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The Department shall provide benefit payments by making
				  direct deposits into:
1. An Electronic
				Benefit Transfer (EBT) account established for the assistance unit by the
				Department, or
2. A financial
				institution account established by the recipient.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-127 - EBT Card Issuance

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A.
				The Department shall authorize access to an EBT account to:
1. The recipient; or
2. An EBT Alternate Card Holder, as provided
				in
				R6-13-128.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-128 - EBT Alternate Card Holder

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A recipient may designate up to two EBT Alternate Card
				  Holders who shall have full access to the TC benefit available in the EBT
				  account. The EBT Alternate Card Holder shall:
1. Receive his or her own EBT card by mail,
				and
2. Contact the EBT provider's
				Customer Service Hotline telephone number in order to obtain a Personal
				Identification Number (PIN).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-129 - Change in Arizona Residency

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
When an assistance unit moves to another state, it is
				  entitled to any benefits remaining in its EBT account. The assistance unit may
				  obtain benefits by accessing the account with the EBT card before leaving
				  Arizona or at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) displaying the QUEST symbol in
				  the assistance unit's new state of residence.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-130 - Replacing Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Cards

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The assistance unit shall report a lost, stolen, or damaged
				  EBT account access card as soon as possible, either by telephone to the EBT
				  24-hour Customer Service Hotline or to the Department during normal business
				  hours.
1. Any funds removed from an
				EBT account prior to the assistance unit's reporting the card as lost or stolen
				will not be replaced.
2. When the
				client reports a lost, stolen, or damaged EBT account access card by telephone
				to the EBT 24-hour Customer Service Department, the EBT 24-hour Customer
				Service Department shall deactivate the EBT account access card and shall issue
				a new card by mail.
3. The
				Department shall issue a replacement card when the recipient reports having not
				received a new EBT account access card by mail by the close of business on the
				fourth workday following the date the recipient requested a replacement card
				from the EBT 24-hour Customer Service Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-131 - Inactive Accounts; Unused Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The assistance unit shall retain the right to access the EBT
				  account for one year from the original date of benefit availability, regardless
				  of the status of the TC case.
1. If
				the assistance unit does not access an EBT account for 60 days, the Department
				shall notify the assistance unit in writing. The notice shall state that
				immediate access to the EBT account will terminate in 30 days unless the
				assistance unit contacts the Department or accesses the EBT account.
2. The assistance unit shall lose immediate
				access to any benefits in an EBT account that has been inactive for 90 days. To
				regain access to these benefits, the assistance unit shall contact the
				Department and request that it reinstate the assistance unit to the EBT
				account.
3. If the assistance unit
				has not accessed benefit payments in an EBT account for 365 days after the
				original date of availability, the Department shall recoup the benefits, and
				the assistance unit shall lose all rights to regain those benefits.
4. Upon the death of a TC payment recipient,
				the Department shall recoup from the EBT account any TC payments paid to the
				recipient after the month of the recipient's death.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-132 - Supplemental Payments

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A.
				The Department shall correct underpayments of TC assistance by issuing the
				assistance unit a supplemental payment regardless of whether the underpaid
				individual is eligible on the date the supplemental payment is
				issued.
B. The Department shall not
				count such supplemental payments as a resource or as income.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-133 - Overpayments: Date of Discovery; Collection

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
An overpayment exists when an assistance unit receives a TC
				  payment that exceeds the amount the assistance unit was eligible to
				  receive.
1. The Department shall
				pursue collection of all overpayments under A.R.S. §
									46-213.
2. The Department shall send the recipient a
				notice of overpayment within 90 days of the date of discovery. The date of
				discovery is the date the FAA has all of the information necessary to
				accurately calculate a potential overpayment and writes an overpayment report
				to the Department's Office of Accounts Receivable and Collections
				(OARC).
3. If the FAA suspects that
				fraudulent activity caused the overpayment, the FAA shall refer the potential
				overpayment to the Department's Office of Special Investigations (OSI) for
				further investigation and potential prosecution. The overpayment report may be
				delayed pending the outcome of the OSI investigation.
4. The Department's failure to comply with
				the time-frame in subsection (2) shall not affect the validity or collection of
				the overpayment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-134 - Methods of Collection and Recoupment

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A. When an overpaid assistance unit is
				currently receiving benefits, the Department shall seek recovery using one or
				more of the following repayment methods:
1.
				Offset against any amounts underpaid to the assistance unit and due in the
				current month;
2. Cash
				payments;
3. Reduction in current
				benefits in an amount not to exceed 10% of the assistance unit's monthly
				payment, unless the assistance unit desires a larger reduction; or
4. A combination of the above
				methods.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-135 - Overpayment Calculation Date

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
When determining an overpayment amount, an assistance unit's
				  overpayment period begins in one of the following:
1. The benefit month for which an initial TC
				payment is issued, when the assistance unit was ineligible for the amount of
				assistance paid; or
2. The first
				day of the second month following the month in which a change that caused the
				overpayment of the TC payment occurred.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-136 - Completion of Treatment

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
When the Department of Health Services notifies the FAA that
				  an individual receiving TC payments has completed treatment for active or
				  suspected tuberculosis, that individual is no longer eligible for TC
				  payments.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-137 - Eligibility Review

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				The Department shall complete a review of all eligibility factors for each
				assistance unit at least once every six months. The first eligibility review
				shall begin in the fifth month following the first month of TC
				eligibility.
B. The Department
				shall mail, or otherwise transmit as provided by law, the recipient a notice 30
				days prior to the Department's review date advising the recipient of the need
				for a review. The recipient shall file an application and complete a review
				interview by the date specified on the notice.
C. The Department shall schedule and conduct
				a review interview in the same manner as an initial interview, described in
				R6-13-106.
D. The Department shall
				verify the assistance unit's resources and income and any eligibility factors
				that have changed or are subject to change. The Department shall also verify
				with the state Tuberculosis Control Officer that the individual continues to
				have active or suspected tuberculosis and that the individual continues to
				receive treatment for that condition. The Department may verify other factors
				if current verification is not in the case file.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-138 - Requirement to Report Changes

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A. The assistance unit shall report, verbally
				or in writing, all changes that have the potential to affect eligibility or the
				benefit amount within 10 days from the date the change becomes known. This
				includes changes to any of the following:
1.
				Residential address;
2. Shelter
				expenses to establish the applicable A-1 or A-2 shelter cost factor used to
				complete the financial eligibility determination, described in
				R6-13-124;
3. Sources and amounts
				of income, financial assistance, or any other assistance that provides help to
				the assistance unit members in meeting their needs;
4. Disability and employability status of the
				TC payment recipient;
5. Approval
				or denial of federal disability benefits by the Social Security
				Administration;
6. Individuals
				residing in the home; and
7. Types,
				sources, and amounts of resources.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-139 - Agency Responsibilities for Processing Changes

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall redetermine
				eligibility for TC benefits and, if applicable, recalculate a TC benefit amount
				when the assistance unit reports a change directly to the Department, when
				someone acting on behalf of the assistance unit reports a change, or if an
				automated system report reveals a change.
B. When a change results in either a decrease
				in the cash benefit or renders the assistance unit ineligible for TC payments,
				the Department shall effect the change within 10 days from the date the change
				was reported, when possible, using one of the following methods:
1. Reduce the benefit or terminate
				eligibility for the first possible month allowing time for notice of adverse
				action requirements prescribed in
				R6-13-141,
				without further verification, if there is sufficient and reliable information
				to effect the change; or
2. Attempt
				to obtain verification by the 10th day from the date the change was reported
				when there is not sufficient information to effect the change without
				additional verification. The Department shall:
a. Send the assistance unit a written request
				for verification with a due date that is the 10th day from the date the
				verification is requested; and
b.
				Contact third parties to obtain the needed verification, when
				possible.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-140 - Reinstatement of Terminated Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The Department shall reinstate terminated
				benefit payments within 10 calendar days when:
1. The Department terminated benefit payments
				in error,
2. The Department
				receives a court order or administrative hearing decision mandating
				reinstatement, or
3. The recipient
				timely files a request for fair hearing and requests continued benefits as
				provided in
				R6-13-146.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-141 - Notice of Adverse Action

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A. A notice of adverse action shall contain:
1. The adverse action taken,
2. The reason for the adverse
				action,
3. The effective date of
				the adverse action,
4. The name and
				telephone number of the Administration office to contact for additional
				information,
5. The telephone
				number for free legal assistance, and
6. The recipient's appeal rights.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 6 - ECONOMIC SECURITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY - STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › Article 1 - TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section R6-13-142 - Entitlement to a Hearing; Appealable Action

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. An applicant or recipient who appeals an
				adverse action is entitled to request an administrative hearing to challenge
				the action as provided in this Article.
B. An adverse action resulting from a uniform
				change in federal or state law is not appealable unless the Department
				misapplies the law to the person seeking the hearing.