Households apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by submitting an online application or calling the Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) phone number to submit an online application or request Form 08LH002E, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Application, be mailed to them. When Form 08LH002E is mailed to the household, the household completes the application and returns it by email, fax, or mail.

1. (1) Households may be pre-authorized for the LIHEAP winter heating or summer cooling component without filing an application but are not pre-authorized for both in the same federal fiscal year, October through September. Households pre-authorized for LIHEAP must have:
2. (A) received State Supplemental Payment (SSP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits all 12 months of the previous federal fiscal year;
3. (B) received LIHEAP winter heating or summer cooling the previous federal fiscal year;
4. (C) the same mailing and service address, utility account, and utility supplier;
5. (D) income that did not change or exceed eligibility guidelines for household size during the previous federal fiscal year, per OKDHS Appendix C-7, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Income and Resource Level by Household Size; and
6. (E) the same household members as the previous federal fiscal year.
7. (2) Pre-authorized households receive a notice before the winter heating or summer cooling application period starts. Households who do not receive this notice must apply for LIHEAP.
8. (3) When an application is denied or not processed within 60-calendar days of the application date, households may request a fair hearing when they do not agree with the decision or submit a new application to reapply.
9. (4) When a household moves after applying for LIHEAP, a new application is not necessary. However, the household must report the change of service address within 10-calendar days of moving by calling the OKDHS phone number.
10. (5) When applying, the household must provide the correct account name, account number, and energy supplier to ensure payments are made to the correct energy supplier.
11. (6) All households applying for the Energy Crisis Assistance Program must have a verified energy crisis, per Oklahoma Administrative Code 340:20-1-17(f)(2).

Amended at 10 Ok Reg 637, eff 12-14-92 (emergency)

Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2259, eff 6-11-93

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 483, eff 11-15-93 (emergency)

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1671, eff 5-12-94

Amended at 14 Ok Reg 577, eff 12-12-96 (emergency)

Amended at 14 Ok Reg 1336, eff 5-12-97

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 152, eff 12-1-97 (emergency)

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1604, eff 5-11-98

Amended at 20 Ok Reg 870, eff 6-1-03

Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1195, eff 6-1-10

Amended at 28 Ok Reg 805, eff 6-1-11

Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1620, eff 9-17-18

Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1792, eff 9-16-19

Amended at 38 Ok Reg 2208, eff 9-15-21

Amended at 39 Ok Reg 462, eff 11-30-21 (emergency)

Amended at 39 Ok Reg 1709, eff 9-15-22

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 9-15-25