790-8 PERIODIC REVIEWS
A full redetermination of eligibility must be completed at least once a year. A review period is assigned at the initial application and at each review submission.
The length of the assigned review period and the decision to require an interview more frequently than every 12 months is determined by the stability of the family's situation, and the family's history of providing complete and timely reports of change. The caseworker should also consider our goal of minimizing the paperwork and administrative burden on the families we serve, and on the agency.
This review is not considered a reapplication for ATAP. The family remains eligible for benefits until the division determines either that the family is no longer eligible, or that ongoing eligibility cannot be determined. Action to close a case requires timely (10-day) notice of adverse action.
When a new or review application (GEN 50C or GEN 72) is received for other DPA programs, prior to the ATAP established date for review, the new or review application should not be used to establish a new certification period for ATAP benefits. See MS 790-3 for additional information regarding acting on reported changes.
See MS 705 for application signature requirements.
Reviews are usually scheduled to occur every 12 months, although special circumstances may warrant a different review period.
This review period may be set longer or shorter to coincide with anticipated changes in the family's situation, such as the beginning or end of the family's SNAP certification period, seasonal employment, or changes in a parent's incapacity status.
Cases with few anticipated changes may be assigned longer review periods. For example, Child Only cases in which the child has no resources or income would normally be assigned the maximum review period of 12 months. A longer review period might also be assigned to cases in which the adult is actively engaged in a longer-term FSSP, such as vocational training or working with DVR.
Example:
A household is receiving ATAP and SNAP benefits. The ATAP is authorized through September, but a SNAP recertification is due in March. When the household submits the SNAP recertification, the GEN 72 should not be used to redetermine eligibility for ATAP unless ATAP is marked on the GEN 72.
790-8 B. NOTICE OF END OF REVIEW PERIOD
EIS will automatically send notice X040, Temporary Assistance Review Due, approximately 45 days before the end of the review period. The review form will be due by the 5th of the last month of the review period. EIS will automatically send a case closure notice, X041, to families that do not submit the review form by the 15th of the month the review is due.
If the case is not in the current system month, the caseworker must send the Review Due (W040) and Review Not Received (W041) notices.
The caseworker may conduct an interview as part of the review process. This interview may be conducted face-to-face, by phone, or by mail.
Interviews should be conducted at least once every 12 months. If the household participates in SNAP, the ATAP interview should be adjusted to align with the SNAP interview period.
790-8 D. LATE SUBMISSION OF REVIEW FORM
If the parent or caretaker does not submit the review form by the end of the last month of the review period, their TA case will automatically close.
If the parent or caretaker submits the review form in the month following the end of the review period, register the review form as a new application. Benefits are prorated from the date the review form is received in the district office.
A new interview, GEN 50C, and GEN 53 are required if it has been more than 30 days since the last day of a recertification period.
Note:
An interview does not need to be completed if a household submits their recertification after the end of the certification period but within the following month and they are not due for their annual interview.
|
|
||
|
|
|