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2016 SESSION
16102825DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 63.2-608.1 as follows:
§ 63.2-608.1. Eligibility for VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
As a condition of participation in VIEW, the local director shall screen each participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe such participant is engaged in the use of illegal substances. Such screening shall utilize a screening instrument approved by the Department. Screenings shall be performed by a representative of the local department at the time of the initial VIEW assessment and periodically thereafter but not more frequently than every six months. If a screening indicates that there is reason to believe that the VIEW participant is engaged in the use of illegal substances, the Department shall require drug testing to be performed by a company competitively procured by the Department to provide drug testing services on a statewide basis.
Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal substances shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments pursuant to this chapter unless he enters into and maintains full compliance in a drug treatment program. Other members of a household that includes a person who has failed or refused to participate in a screening or assessment or who has tested positive for the use of illegal substances, if otherwise eligible, shall receive TANF payments pursuant to this chapter as protective or vendor payments to a third-party payee for the benefit of the members of the household.
Persons deemed ineligible for TANF assistance due to failure or refusal to participate in a screening or assessment or for testing positive for the use of illegal substances may reapply for assistance after 12 months have elapsed from the date of initial ineligibility.