La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-5307

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

Section III-5307 - Notices of Adverse Actions

A. A notice of adverse action shall be sent at least 13 days prior to taking action to terminate benefits. In some circumstances advance notice is not required. A concurrent notice shall be sent to the client at the time of action in the following situations:

1. the agency has factual information confirming the death of the KCSP payee;

2. the client signs a statement requesting reduction or closure and waiving the right to advance notice;

3. the client's whereabouts are unknown and agency mail directed to the client has been returned by the post office indicating no known forwarding address;

4. a client has been certified in another state and that fact has been established;

5. a child is removed from the home as a result of a judicial determination, or is voluntarily placed in foster care by his legal guardian;

6. the client has been admitted or committed to an institution;

7. the client has been placed in a skilled or intermediate nursing care facility or long-term hospitalization;

8. the agency disqualifies a household member because of an intentional program violation and benefits are terminated because of the disqualification;

9. the worker reduces or ends benefits at the end of a normal period of certification when the client timely reapplies;

10. the case is closed due to the amount of child support collected through child support enforcement services;

11. the agency receives a written report signed by the head of household or other responsible household member which provides sufficient information for the agency to determine the client's ineligibility;

12. benefits are reduced or terminated effective the month following the simplified report month;

13. mass changes;

14. effective May 1, 2006, the child has been certified for supplemental security income and that fact has been established;

15. the child has been certified for foster care payments and that fact has been established.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-5307

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 26:351 (February 2000), amended LR 28:2565 (December 2002), LR 32:1913 (October 2006), Amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability Section, LR 44445 (3/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 42 USC 601 et seq., R.S. 36:474, R.S. 46:231.1(B), R.S. 46:237, and Act 16, 2005 Reg. Session.