Section He-W 602.15 - Extension Review Process(a) The department's decision to approve or deny a request for a hardship extension shall be based on the AG: (1) Fulfilling the hardship extension criteria pursuant to He-W 602.08; (2) Providing required verification pursuant to He-W 602.10; and (3) Being otherwise categorically and financially eligible for FANF financial assistance. (b) The casehead shall be informed of the department's decision to approve or deny the request for a hardship extension, pursuant to He-W 604.02, and of the casehead's right to request an administrative appeal, pursuant to He-C 200, as follows: (1) AGs currently receiving FANF financial assistance shall be issued a written notice of the hardship extension decision no later than 30 days following the AG having met all the conditions in (a) above; and(2) AGs that are not currently receiving FANF financial assistance shall be issued a written notice of the hardship extension decision no later than the 45th day after the date on which an application for FANF financial assistance is filed at the department of health and human services (DHHS) .(c) If the AG is currently receiving FANF financial assistance and is denied a hardship extension, the AG shall be provided a continuation of FANF financial assistance when the following occurs: (1) The AG requests an administrative appeal of the hardship extension decision, pursuant to He-C 200; (2) The AG requests that FANF benefits continue; and (3) The request for continuation of FANF benefits is made within the advance notice period, pursuant to 45 CFR 205.10.(d) FANF financial assistance described in (c) above, shall continue until whichever of the following occurs first: (1) The duration of the extension is reached pursuant to He-W 602.09; or (2) The date the administrative appeals unit renders a finding, if the administrative appeals unit does not find in favor of the recipient.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 602.15
#7470, eff 4-1-01; amd by #7918, eff 8-1-03; ss by #9433, eff 4-1-09; ss by #9775, eff 9-1-10
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 50, Filed December 13, 2018, Proposed by #12676, Effective 11/20/2018, Expires 11/20/2028.