Maryland Department of Human Resources Section 17A-1

      (a)      General public assistance benefits shall not be given to an employable person who has not registered with the local office of employment security or has refused after job counseling to accept a suitable placement.

      (b)      A person shall be deemed to have refused to accept a placement if he: (i) fails to obtain and file with the local office of social services monthly a new certificate from the local employment security office stating that such employment office has no order for an opening in part-time, full-time, temporary or permanent employment in which the applicant is able to engage; or (ii) willfully fails to report for three consecutive interviews without good cause at an employment security office with respect to employment when requested to do so by such office; or (iii) willfully fails to report to such office the result of a referral to employment; or (iv) willfully fails to report for employment.

      Such willful failures or refusals as above listed shall be reported within 30 days to the local social services office by the employment office.

      (c)      Any recipient of general public assistance who refuses an assignment, and, after a fair hearing, cannot show cause to justify that refusal, is not qualified for general public assistance to employables. Payments shall be continued to those persons until final disposition has been made of the charges.