1402 Required Time Frames of Notice
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SNAP – 7 CFR 273.12, .13 |
A. Mail the assistance unit a notification of approval, denial or pending of the application within 30 days of the date of application.
1. Do not deny prior to the 30th day for a missed interview;
2. Send the notice the next working day if the 30th day is a weekend or holiday;
3. DO NOT require a new application if the assistance unit takes the required action within 30 days from the date of the notification.
B. Generate an appropriate adverse action (termination) notice (see Tables) with a mailing date at least ten days prior to the effective date of the action:
1. Understand the tenth day cannot expire on a weekend day or holiday.
2. Understand that notices are mailed the day following the authorization date.
NOTE: If the notice authorization date is on a Friday, the mailing date is on the following Monday, excluding a holiday.
C. Mail the assistance unit a ten-day notice of adverse action (F301) to request missing verification(s)/information.
D. Mail the assistance unit a ten-day notice of adverse action prior to terminating or reducing the benefit level within the certification period, unless an adequate notice is appropriate as detailed in F.
E. Mail the assistance unit a ten-day notice of adverse action prior to disqualifying a member for a reason other than IPV and include:
1. The name of the member who will be disqualified;
2. The reason for the disqualification;
3. The eligibility and benefit level of the remaining assistance unit members; and
4. The actions the assistance unit must take to end the disqualification.
F. Mail the assistance unit an adequate notice instead of a timely notice of adverse action when one of the following conditions exists:
1. The assistance unit reports, in a written, signed statement, the information which results in the reduction or termination of benefits; and
2. The eligibility or benefit level can be determined based solely on the assistance unit’s written information.
3. An assistance unit member(s) is being disqualified for IPV.
a. The name of the disqualified person; and
b. The benefit level of the remaining assistance unit members.
G. Mail the assistance unit a notification of approval or denial by the end of the current certification period when the assistance unit has reapplied by the 15th of the last month of the current certification period.
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Child Care - ARW, Chapt. 1, Purchase of Service POWER – ARW, Chapt. 1, Section 9 |
H. Issue an adequate notice of adverse action which is to be received no later than the date of action or the date payment would have been received;
I. Understand the notice, which explains child support services will continue to collect and distribute child/spousal support payments after termination, will be automatically generated by the computer system.