Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-4-2-.08
Once a household's certification ends, the household's eligibility must be redetermined if benefits are desired. Adopted options and waivers are as follows.
The county department shall complete the application process if the household meets all requirements and finishes the necessary processing steps, and approve or deny timely applications for recertification prior to the end of the household's current certification period.
In addition, any eligible household shall be provided an opportunity to participate by its normal issuance cycle in the month following the end of its current certification period.
However, the household shall lose its right to uninterrupted benefits when it fails to:
Although a household loses its right to uninterrupted benefits for such failures, the household shall not be denied at that time, unless it refused to cooperate.
If the household loses its right to uninterrupted benefits due to such failures but is otherwise eligible after correcting such failures, the county department shall, at a minimum, provide benefits within 30 days after the date the application was filed.
Denials, including those for failure to complete the interview or provide missing verification timely, shall be completed either by the end of the current certification period or within 30 days after the date the application was filed as long as the household had adequate time for providing the missing verification.
The county department shall not continue benefits beyond the end of the certification period unless the household has been recertified. The joint processing requirements in Section 209 A for PA households shall continue to apply to applications for re-certifications.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-4-2-.08
Author: Pamala Pace
Statutory Authority: Food Stamp Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq; Code of Ala. 1975, § 38-2-6(17); 7 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter II Subchapter C Section 273.14(a) (2); 7 C.F.R. 272.8(g) (2), Waiver #960179.