NY A03676

Requires TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) applicants and recipients who are 18 or older to submit to a written Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory Test as a condition of receiving benefits.

Establishes drug testing requirements including mandatory testing for individuals formally charged with controlled substance offenses, random testing of at least 50% of those flagged as at-risk, and monthly random testing of 25% of those who previously failed tests.

Individuals testing positive must enroll in drug abuse treatment within 30 days or lose TANF eligibility for three months; those failing to test negative within four months of treatment start also lose eligibility for three months.

Permanently bars individuals who test positive upon reapplication after an ineligibility period; children residing with such individuals are also ineligible as long as they live with that person.

Requires the Office of Children and Family Services to conduct home visits within nine months for children rendered ineligible due to a parent's positive test to assess for suspected child abuse or neglect.