Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-302 - Applicant and Recipient Responsibility

A. An applicant for or recipient of assistance shall cooperate with the Department as a condition of initial and continuing eligibility. The applicant or recipient shall:

1. Give the Department complete and truthful information;

2. Inform the Department of all changes in income, assets, or other circumstances of the assistance unit affecting eligibility or the amount of the assistance payment within 10 days from the date the change becomes known; and

3. Comply with all the Department's procedural requirements.

B. The Department may deny an application for assistance, reduce or terminate benefits, or change the manner of payment, if the applicant or recipient fails or refuses to cooperate without good cause. However, the Department shall not impose such sanctions for failure to comply with a procedural requirement about which the Department has not advised the applicant or recipient in writing.

C. As a condition of eligibility, except in a child only case, the Department shall require the parent or NPCR to sign a Personal Responsibility Agreement when the parent or NPCR applies for benefits for a dependent child.

D. The Department shall inform the parent or NPCR that the signature acknowledges that:

1. The parent or NPCR is aware of and agrees to the statements in the Personal Responsibility Agreement regarding:

a. Preparing for and accepting employment to achieve self-sufficiency;

b. Ensuring school attendance by all school-age children;

c. Maintaining current immunizations for all dependent children; and

d. Cooperating with all rules and requirements of the Family Assistance, JOBS, and Child Care Administrations and of the Division of Child Support Enforcement.

2. The parent or NPCR agrees to the statement of personal responsibility on behalf of all other current and future members of the assistance unit.

E. The Department shall inform the parent or NPCR at the interview that failure to sign the Personal Responsibility Agreement will result in denial of CA benefits.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-302

Adopted effective November 9, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1141, effective July 1, 2010 (Supp. 10-2).