1. Arkansas Works Overview
Work And Community Engagement Requirement

2. Arkansas Works Populations & Work and Community Engagement Requirement
Arkansas Works enrollees will fall into three categories
for work and community engagement requirement
Not Subject to Work & Community Engagement Requirement
Subject to Work & Community Engagement Requirement 1 2
Exempt 3
Required to Report Work Activities
Enrollees age 50 or older
Work requirement does not apply beginning the month in which the enrollee turns 50
Not at risk for losing Medicaid coverage
Enrollees age 19-49*
Meet an exemption – not required to report work activities
Not at risk for losing Medicaid coverage
Enrollees age 19-49*
Do not meet an exemption
Will lose Medicaid coverage at the end of the 3rd month of non-compliance
*Work Requirement will not apply to enrollees ages in 2018, but will apply in future years

3. Exemptions 2 Exempt Subject to Work & Community Engagement Requirement
Criteria
Validation Approach
Identify at Application or using State data?
State Verifies Information
Currently receiving a SNAP exemption
Validated against state data every 30 days Y
Receiving TEA Cash Assistance
Arkansas Works Application, Portal, or Change in Circumstance Submission
Employed > 80 hours/month
Demonstration (income > AR min wage x 80/month) valid until renewal or change in circumstance
Medically frail
Demonstration valid until change in circumstance
Living in home with dependent minor
Pregnancy
Demonstration valid until end of post-partum care
Caring for incapacitated person
Demonstration required every 2 months or at renewal, whichever is sooner
N (report on portal only)
Short-term incapacitation
Participation in alcohol or drug treatment program
Full-time Education, Job Training, or Vocational Training
Demonstration required every 6 months or at renewal, whichever is sooner
Receiving unemployment benefits
State to verify demonstrations for a sample of enrollees 2
Exempt
Enrollees age 19-49
Meet an exemption – not required to report work activities
Not at risk for losing Medicaid coverage
Information collection for catastrophic events to be handled on a case-by-case basis

4. Work & Community Engagement Activities
Subject to Work & Community Engagement Requirement
Criteria
Validation Approach
Arkansas Works Application, Portal, or Change in Circumstance Submission
Work < 80 hours/month
Demonstrate monthly
Education (less than full time)
Job Training (WIOA, refugee, etc.) (less than full time)
Vocational Training (less than full time)
Volunteer
Job Search / Job Search Training
Demonstrate monthly; must be less than 50% of reported hours each month
Health Education Class
Demonstrate monthly; cannot count for more than 20 hours per year
Currently meeting SNAP work requirement
Validated against state data every 30 days
State to verify demonstrations for a sample of enrollees 3
Required to Report Activities
Enrollees age 19-49
Do not meet an exemption
Will lose Medicaid coverage at the end of the 3rd month of non-compliance
Information collection for catastrophic events to be handled on a case-by-case basis

5. Current AR Works Population <100% FPL, 30 – 49 years old
Exempt
59,576
Required to complete work & community engagement activities
38,371
Total
97,947
Data Date: 4/3/2018

6. 2018 – Work Requirement Phase In (4 months)
Existing AR Works clients (<100% FPL, 30 – 49 years old) will become subject to the work requirement between Jun and Sep 2018 based on renewal month
Notices
All existing AR Works clients below 100% FPL and between 30 and 49 will receive a notice in Apr with information about the upcoming work requirement
Clients will receive a notice the month before they become subject to the work requirement in 2018
Subject to Work Req
Renewal Month
Estimated Population – Required to report work activities
June 1, 2018
Jan, Feb, Mar
9,969
July 1, 2018
Apr, May, Jun
9,156
August 1, 2018
Jul, Aug, Sep
8,440
September 1, 2018
Oct, Nov, Dec
10,806
Data Date: 4/3/ Total
38,371

8. Exemptions and Work & Community Engagement Activities
Did client log sufficient work activity** on portal?
Case closes at the end of the 3rd month of non-compliance
Client Applies
Exempt?
Client must log on to portal and report an exemption or work activities*
Exempt?
Some exemption information is collected during application No No No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Client receives approval notice with exemption information; no additional action is required for duration of exemption
Client receives notice with exemption information; no additional action is required for duration of exemption
Case remains open
**Work activity includes community engagement activities
*Clients receive an interim period between their coverage start date and required compliance with the work requirement for Arkansas Works (e.g., clients who are approved in June must comply with the work requirement starting August 1)

9. Arkansas Works – Work and Community Engagement Requirement Education
Dept of Workforce Services
AFMC / Carriers conduct outreach activities to:
Educate the client about the work requirement and reporting on the portal
Connect the client to resources for meeting the work requirement
Client is years old and eligible for AR Works
Some exemption information is collected during application
Exempt
Client receives approval notice with information about reporting work activities* No
SNAP E&T
Client-Directed (On Their Own)
Yes
Client receives approval notice with exemption information; no additional action is required for duration of exemption
*The Arkansas Works enrollment process currently includes a period between determination of eligibility and start of insurance coverage on the first of a month to allow for client choice of an insurance product. This period will be used for education with the Work Requirement starting as the insurance starts.