600-1 B.     RECORDS AND REPORTS

Certification records will be available for review or audit by FNS Food and Nutrition Service or the Department for a period of five years from the month each record is placed in the case file.  Certification records shall include applications for certification and recertification, including required forms; worksheets used in the computation of income for eligibility and the basis of issuance; documentation including verification methods used by the case worker; copies of notices of adverse action and other notices sent to the household and responses thereto; actions related to the fair hearing process; fiscal adjustments including claims, refunds and restoration for lost benefits; and any other data which affects a household's eligibility or basis of issuance. "Copy" means either hard copy or a copy stored electronically.