10 Colo. Code Regs. § 2506-1-4.208
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 10 CCR 2506-1-4.208 - CERTIFICATION PERIODSA. Certification periods shall conform to calendar months. Households shall be assigned the longest certification period possible based on the predictability of the household's anticipated income and other circumstances. At the expiration of each certification period, entitlement to SNAP benefits ends. Further eligibility shall only be established on a newly completed application for recertification. Under no circumstances shall benefits be continued beyond the end of a certification period without a new determination of eligibility. The State-prescribed Notice of Action form provided to the applicant household shall indicate the period of certification if the household is determined to be eligible for benefits.B. Upon approval at the time of recertification, a household need not be assigned the same certification period as formerly but should be assigned a period of time based on a new review of the household's circumstances.C. A delinquent PA recertification shall not delay the SNAP recertification beyond the date of the household's SNAP certification period ending date.4.208.1Certification Period Guidelines [Rev. eff. 4/1/16]Households will be assigned a six (6) month, or twenty-four (24) month certification period as follows:
A. Twenty-Four (24) Month Certification Period1. A twenty-four month (24) certification period shall be assigned to households that contain only members who are aged 60 and older and/or have a disability and have no earned income, as defined in Section 4.403 at the time of certification.2. Households that are assigned a twenty-four (24) month certification period must complete a periodic report form at the twelfth (12th) month interval to report any changes that have occurred or to report that no changes have occurred since the most recent certification. The form shall be returned, or the case will be closed following the notice of adverse action period. The notice will state the reason for ending the certification period and that the certification period will end following the adverse action period.B. Six (6) Month Certification Period 1. A household not assigned a twenty-four month certification period as outlined in subsection A of this section shall be assigned a six month certification period.4.208.2Classification of Households as PA or Non-PAA. PA Households PA households are those SNAP households that contain only persons who receive the following:
1. CW Basic Cash Assistance grant or any type of TANF payment or services under the CW Program. The household will be considered a PA household if one (1) member received cash assistance or services, but the entire household benefits from the receipt of this cash or services, such as when one (1) individual in a household is authorized for family preservation; or,2. A State Grant (OAP-A, OAP-B, AND/AB); or,3. Colorado Supplement to the SSI GrantB. Non-PA Households All other households are classified as Non-PA households.
County General Assistance (GA), SSI with no Colorado Supplemental payment, and medical-only programs are not considered PA benefits.
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