Section R6-10-107. Participant Assessment; Referral

A.      At or following the Jobs Introduction Meeting, the case man- ager shall, with the assistance of the participant, complete an assessment, using a standard form, to identify any possible barriers to employability or participation in the Jobs Program. The participant shall provide, either verbally or in writing, all personal information necessary to accurately complete the assessment form. The assessment form shall include questions to determine whether the participant needs services to address:

1.        Past or ongoing domestic violence,

2.        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,

6.        Issues regarding retaining or maintaining employment,

7.        Inadequate housing,

8.        Inadequate child care, or

9.        Inadequate transportation,

10.     Other family issues that affect the individual’s ability to participate in work activities.

B.       Using the information from the assessment, Jobs shall refer a participant who is identified as in need of services to available Jobs Program services or community resources. Jobs shall give priority to any service provider that furnishes services at no cost to the participant. Jobs shall refer the participant to any available community resource that provides the service, or a contracted provider, if available to address the needed service.

If, after researching available options, the case manager deter- mines that a needed service is not available through Jobs Pro- gram services or community resources, Jobs shall not make a referral and shall grant the participant good cause for not engaging in work activities under R6-10-121.

C.      If a participant does not cooperate with the assessment pro- cess, Jobs is not required to provide the participant with refer- rals to service providers.

D.      Jobs shall use the information provided by the participant dur- ing the assessment to develop the employment plan described in R6-10-108.

E.       Based on the initial assessment and available resources, Jobs may determine that a participant may benefit from a more in- depth employment-focused assessment. The case manager shall determine whether such an assessment can be provided by an outside provider.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 10, 1977 (Supp. 77-1).

Amended effective July 27, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective June 6, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 5371, effective January 14, 2006 (05-4).

Note

Editor’s Note: 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 Depart- ment did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secre- tary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the Gover- nor’s Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.