1. A. A caretaker relative may request that an assistance unit member be removed from the unit by filing, with the Department, a written request which shall identify the member to be withdrawn, the reason for the request, and the date the request is effective.
2. B. The Department shall acknowledge receipt of a withdrawal request and advise the unit in writing within 10 days of receipt of the withdrawal request of the effect of the request, as specified below.
3. C. If the request does not identify a specific member, the Department shall apply the request to the entire assistance unit and terminate benefits.
4. D. If the person being withdrawn is a mandatory member of the assistance unit, the Department shall deem the entire assistance unit ineligible and terminate benefits.
5. E. If the person being withdrawn is not a mandatory member of the assistance unit, the Department shall redetermine eligibility and benefits in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
6. F. If the request does not specify an effective date, the Department shall take appropriate action effective the 1st month after the month in which the Department receives the request.
7. G. Department action taken in response to a request for withdrawal of a member does not require a notice of adverse action but does require adequate notice and is appealable.

Historical Note

Adopted effective November 9, 1995 (Supp. 95-4).

Editor’s Note: The following Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not submit these rules to the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.