SB63 Summary

• Department of Human Resources shall implement a drug screening program for all TANF temporary cash assistance applicants and certain recipients upon reasonable suspicion of drug use, including those with drug-related convictions within five years.

• Initial drug screening costs are paid by the department; subsequent screening costs are paid by the person screened, with reimbursement to those who test negative.

• A person who refuses screening or tests positive without a valid prescription receives a warning on first positive test, becomes ineligible for one year on second positive test, and becomes permanently ineligible on third positive test, with a maximum of two additional screenings per calendar year.

• If a parent becomes permanently ineligible due to a third failed drug screening, their dependent child and other adult family members remain eligible for benefits, with a designated protective payee or department-approved designee receiving the benefits on their behalf.

• The act becomes effective October 1, 2015 and terminates September 30, 2017.