116-2          APPLICATION PROCESSING

Clients living in an area and eligible to be served by a Native Family Assistance Program need only apply for assistance in one office, either at the NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office or at the DPADivision of Public Assistance office. The following guidelines outline the procedures.

Client applies at a DPADivision of Public Assistance Office - If a client living in an NFAPNative Family Assistance Program service area and eligible to be served by an NFAPNative Family Assistance Program agency applies in the DPADivision of Public Assistance office for ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program and other DPADivision of Public Assistance programs, DPADivision of Public Assistance must:

• Forward a copy of the application and all pertinent documents to the appropriate NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office no later than the next business day.
• Ensure the application and all pertinent documents are date-stamped before forwarding a copy to the NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office.
• Keep the original application and all pertinent documents in order for a DPADivision of Public Assistance caseworker to determine SNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and/or Medicaid eligibility.

The DPADivision of Public Assistance office is not required to register and deny a Temporary Assistance case. However, DPADivision of Public Assistance must document on CANOCase Notes that a copy of the application and other documents provided has been forwarded to the NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office.

Note:

If it is later determined that a registered Temporary Assistance application should have been forwarded to an NFAPNative Family Assistance Program agency, the application should not be deleted from EISEligibility Information System. Staff must then deny the Temporary Assistance application and send the client a denial notice (W230 / ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program Denied - Refer to Native TANFTemporary Assistance for Needy Families). This action must also be documented in CANOCase Notes.

Client applies at an NFAPNative Family Assistance Program Office - If a client applies for assistance at an NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office, the client will complete the NFAPNative Family Assistance Program application. If the client also wants SNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and/or Medicaid, the NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office will forward a copy of the application and all pertinent documents to the DPADivision of Public Assistance office no later than the next business day.

Example:

A family applies for NFAPNative Family Assistance Program benefits, SNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Medicaid using the GEN 50CApplication for Services at the DPADivision of Public Assistance District office. Copy the application and all pertinent documents and forward them to the NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office. Register a SNAPSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program / MAGIModified Adjusted Gross Income Medicaid case. If eligible, authorize and send the appropriate notices. If ineligible, deny and send appropriate notices and then determine Medicaid eligibility for any minor children in the home. Make a CANOCase Notes entry to document that a copy of the application and other documents have been forwarded to the NFAPNative Family Assistance Program office. No other action is necessary for ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program.