La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-5305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-5305 - Certification Period and Reapplication

A. Certification periods of a set duration will be assigned. In order to continue to receive benefits, the household must timely reapply and be determined eligible. In the month preceding the final month of certification, a notice of expiration will be provided to the household. The notice shall inform the household that failure to timely reapply will result in closure and include the right to a fair hearing. Also, if during the reapplication process, a change is reported which results in a determination of ineligibility or a reduction in benefits, this change will be made effective the following month.

B. The department will require an official reapplication for benefits and prorate benefits from the date of application following a period of ineligibility.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-5305

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 26:351 (February 2000), amended LR 28:1599 (July 2002), LR 32:264 (February 2006), Amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability, LR 451442 (10/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., R.S. 36:474, R.S. 46:231.1.B, R.S. 46:237. 42 U.S.C 608, et seq.