State Responses to the Federal Drug Felon Ban on TANF and Food Stamps

As of January 2004

Adopted Federal Ban on TANF and Food Stamps	Opted Out of Federal Ban Entirely	Opted Out of Food Stamps and Modified Ban on TANF	Modified Ban by Requiring Treatment	Modified Ban by Requiring Completion of Sentence or Treatment	Other Modifications (i.e. Limiting Ban to Distribution or Sale Offenses or Requiring Submission to Drug Testing)
Alabama Alaska Arizona California Georgia Indiana Kansas Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Texas Virginia West Virginia Wyoming	Idaho Maine Michigan New Hampshire New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania* Oregon Utah Vermont	Illinois Massachusetts	Colorado Hawaii Iowa Kentucky Nevada South Carolina Tennessee	Connecticut	Arkansas Delaware Florida Louisiana Maryland Minnesota New Jersey North Carolina Rhode Island Washington Wisconsin

*The new statute opting out specifically requires the department to follow pre-existing procedures for referral for assessment and treatment if available and appropriate.