7303 VERIFICATION OF NON-FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FACTORS

7303.1 The Department shall verify the non-financial eligibility factors necessary for an eligibility determination at the time of application, at each renewal of eligibility, and at each redetermination of eligibility. The Department may also periodically review and request verification of non-financial eligibility factors, as needed, during the eligibility period.

7303.2 An applicant or an applicant's authorized representative, as identified in § 7301.24, shall attest to the following non-financial eligibility factors:

1. (a) Household composition;
2. (b) Age;
3. (c) Social Security Number (SSN), if assigned and available;
4. (d) Relationship of a caretaker relative to an applicant or eligible child; and
5. (e) Ineligibility and unenrollment in Medicaid.

7303.3 The Department shall accept attestation of household composition, age, and relationship for the purposes of determining eligibility without verification, unless the attestation is not reasonably compatible with information available to the Department.

7303.4 The Department shall use electronic data sources to verify residency and SSN (if obtained or available). If the Department cannot verify residency and SSN (if obtained or available) through electronic data sources, the Department shall require documentation from the applicant.

1. (a) Homelessness;
2. (b) Domestic violence;
3. (c) Where a noncustodial parent refuses to release documentation germane to verification of one (1) or more eligibility factors; and
4. (d) Other circumstances as identified and approved on a case-by-case basis by the Department.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 001668 (February 3, 2023).