- 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.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., R.S. 36:474, R.S. 46:231.1.B., 42 U.S.C. 608, et seq.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 25:2447 (December 1999), amended LR 28:1598 (July 2002), LR 32:263 (February 2006), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability Section, LR 45:1439 (October 2019).