Title 46, Welfare

In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Aid to families with dependent children" means assistance granted under section 403 of title IV of the social security act as it existed before August 22, 1996. 2. "Applicant" means a person who has applied for assistance …

A. There shall be a special services unit in the department of economic security. B. The supervisor of the special services unit shall be qualified with appropriate investigative or legal background. He shall be responsible to the director for the following: 1. Performing such sp…

In the discharge of the duties imposed by section 46-132, the supervisor of the special services unit or a duly authorized representative of the unit may take depositions and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence…

A. The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the department. B. The attorney general shall prosecute and defend in the name of the state all actions necessary to enforce the provisions of this title. Upon request of the state department, the attorney general shall design…

The state department shall: 1. Administer all forms of public relief and assistance except those that by law are administered by other departments, agencies or boards. 2. Develop a section of rehabilitation for the visually impaired that shall include a sight conservation section…

The state department shall establish such reasonable regulations as it deems necessary to protect confidential information. In no event shall the names of any recipient be made available for political or commercial purposes.

A. The state department may institute work projects for the employment of needy unemployed persons being granted public assistance. The nature of the work projects shall be determined by the state department and the governing body of the county, municipal government or school dis…

A. Administrative expenses shall be paid from funds made available for that purpose by the legislature or by the federal government or any of its agencies. Federal grants for research, demonstration projects, or training, or older Americans' act administration may be used in addi…

The total amount which may be expended in any fiscal year by the state department for each of the objects and purposes provided by this title shall in no event exceed the amount appropriated in the general appropriation bill for each such object or purpose and any monies granted …

A. There is created the permanent public assistance and administration revolving fund in the amount of four hundred thousand dollars for use of the state department for the purpose of disbursing: 1. Initial public assistance payments to those individuals and families newly certif…

A. When it appears to the satisfaction of the director of the department of economic security by affidavit or otherwise that any check drawn against the revolving fund has been lost or destroyed prior to payment and there is no reasonable probability of its being found or present…

The department shall notify the health and human services committee of the senate and the health committee of the house of representatives, or their successor committees, within thirty days after the federal government decides to no longer calculate and publish the federal povert…

A. When a person employed under this title interviews or consults an applicant for or recipient of assistance or services authorized by this title, and is informed that the applicant or recipient has by mistake, by withholding facts, or in any other manner, violated or attempted …

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies.) A. An agency of this state and all of its political subdivisions, including local governments, that are responsible for the administration of state and local public benefits that are not federally mandated shall do all of the following: 1. Verif…

A. Each license granted by the department of economic security and each contract entered into between the department of economic security and any contract provider for the provision of services to juveniles or vulnerable adults shall provide that, as a condition of employment, pe…

A. The director of the department of health services shall develop standards and procedures to decrease the number of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and births, without increasing the abortion rate, for each year through June 30, 2005. The goals for decreasing out-of-wedlock births a…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Lifespan respite care" means a coordinated system of accessible, community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children or adults with special needs. 2. "Respite care" means short-term care and supervisi…

A. The department shall establish a lifespan respite care program. B. The lifespan respite care program shall: 1. Establish a respite program for primary caregivers of individuals who do not currently receive other publicly funded respite services. 2. Coordinate with other respit…

The department shall establish a lifespan respite care advisory committee that includes family caregivers and respite care providers to advise the lifespan respite care program on respite care matters.

There is a section on aging in the department of economic security.

The section, in carrying out the provisions of the older Americans act of 1965, Public Law 89-73, as amended, shall: 1. Cooperate with the federal commissioner on aging and provide information to the administration on aging, department of health, education and welfare upon reques…

A. The advisory council on aging is established in the governor's office of youth, faith and family. B. The advisory council on aging consists of fifteen members who are appointed by the governor. The governor shall remove a member for cause. Members who are appointed to the coun…

A. The advisory council shall advise all state departments which the council deems necessary on all matters and issues relating to aging, including administration of the state plan on aging. In performing this function, the council shall not be limited to provisions of the older …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adult day care" or "adult day health" means services which provide adults with optimal personal care in a group setting during a portion of a twenty-four hour day. This service provides planned care and supervision, recr…

A. The department, in conjunction with other state and local government agencies and community organizations and agencies, shall identify those services provided by state departments and agencies that are appropriate services to implement the goal of enabling older Arizonans to m…

The department shall develop and implement a statewide program to provide respite care for care givers of the elderly. The department shall establish guidelines regarding the distribution of monies and respite care services. For the purposes of this section, "respite care" means …

A. Application for any form of assistance or service under this title shall be made to a department in this state as specified by the program. The application shall be in writing or reduced to writing on forms prescribed by the state department and shall include a statement subsc…

The director shall adopt rules with respect to the time in which a recipient must notify the department of a change in circumstances affecting the recipient's eligibility. In adopting such rules the director shall consider and comply with federal regulations concerning notice of …

A. When the department receives an application for assistance or service under this title, an investigation and record of the application shall promptly be made, and other information required by the rules of the state department shall be obtained. B. The state department and the…

A. Upon completion of an investigation the local office of the department shall decide, according to the policies and rules of the state department, whether the applicant is eligible for the assistance or service applied for and shall determine the amount of assistance or service…

A. If the local office of the department does not act with reasonable promptness on an application, or if the application is denied wholly or in part by the local office of the department, the applicant or recipient may appeal to the state department in the manner and form prescr…

A. When an assistance award is made, the certification to the department of administration provided for by section 46-204 shall, until modified, suspended or discontinued by order of the state department, or until the death of recipient, be the authority to the department of admi…

A. In no event shall assistance paid any recipient under this title be an amount which, when added to income from all other sources, causes the total of income and grant to exceed the need of the recipient under uniform assistance plans for each program as determined by the state…

Cash assistance paid to any recipient pursuant to section 46-292, which when added to nonexempt income from all other sources, shall not be less than thirty-six per cent of the 1992 federal poverty level adjusted for family size and factors provided in section 46-207, subsections…

Assistance granted under this title is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this title shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolven…

A. Any recipient of assistance granted under this title, except temporary assistance for needy families, desiring to reside outside the state for a period of not to exceed thirty days shall execute a form provided by the state department. Any recipient receiving temporary assista…

Absence while in the military service of the state or the United States shall not be deemed to interrupt residence in this state as provided in this title, if a domicile is not acquired without the state.

A. All assistance or service grants made under this title shall be reconsidered by the state department as frequently as required by the rules of the department. After further investigation as the department deems necessary, the amount of assistance or service may be changed or a…

All assistance or service granted under this title shall be deemed granted and held subject to any law amending or repealing any provision of this title, and no recipient shall have a claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of recipient's assistance or service being affec…

A. If at any time while receiving assistance the recipient of such assistance knowingly acquires any property or receives any increase in income or property, or both, in excess of income or property declared at the time of determination or redetermination of eligibility, or if th…

No person shall charge or receive any fee for representing an applicant for or recipient of assistance or service in any proceedings under this title, except fees prescribed by the department, but the provisions of this section shall not apply to representation of an applicant or…

A. A person commits welfare fraud if the person knowingly obtains by means of a false statement or representation, by impersonation or by other fraudulent device any of the following: 1. Assistance or service to which the person is not entitled. 2. Assistance or service greater t…

A person violating a provision of this title for which no penalty is specifically provided is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

A. Notwithstanding section 13-3418 and if the person agrees to random drug testing, a person who is convicted after August 22, 1996 of a felony offense that has as an element of the offense the use or possession of a controlled substance as defined in 21 United States Code sectio…

A. The department of economic security shall: 1. Plan, prepare and develop the infrastructure necessary to implement a produce incentive program for supplemental nutrition assistance program enrollees to purchase eligible Arizona-grown fruits and vegetables at SNAP-authorized far…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agent" means a community based organization that is contracted by the department to take applications, determine eligibility and provide short-term services to low income persons through the use of federal and state moni…

The department, through its agent, shall administer short-term crisis services. Short-term crisis services include: 1. Emergency shelter to eligible persons. 2. Rent or mortgage assistance to prevent homelessness. 3. Utility assistance for eligible persons with a current or antic…

To qualify for short-term crisis services, an applicant shall prove that the applicant meets all of the following requirements: 1. The applicant is a resident of this state at the time of application. 2. The applicant is experiencing a short-term crisis that will cause homelessne…

A decision denying, reducing or terminating short-term crisis services is appealable pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 6 and title 41, chapter 14.

The department or its agent shall not provide short-term crisis services to or on behalf of an applicant who: 1. Has refused employment or training for employment in the thirty days before the application. 2. Is receiving services from the temporary assistance for needy families …