Indiana House Passes Mandatory Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients

Indiana’s House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would require all welfare recipients to undergo drug testing, despite the fact that several courts have ruled such measures are unconstitutional . Public assistance would be denied to any applicant who refused to undergo rehabilitation treatment. The bill would require recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) who tests positive for illegal substances to pay for their own drug tests out of their assistance checks.