Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-2-2-.03 - Rights And Responsibilities Of Applicants And Recipients

(1) Any person has the right to apply for assistance, have his/her eligibility determined, and if found eligible, to receive an established monthly amount unless benefits are prohibited per rule 660-2-2-.40. Any and all payments are subject to availability of funds. Persons receiving a direct payment are to use these funds for the benefit of the dependent children. Certain restrictions about accessing and using benefits apply as provided in Rule 660-2-2-.41. The recipient of public assistance funds must assume the responsibility of furnishing all necessary facts and documentation to establish or reestablish eligibility, advise the Department of any changes in his/her circumstances within 10 days which might affect eligibility and/or the amount of the assistance grant, and to provide the Department with any channel of information concerning his/her affairs that may be determined necessary. An applicant/recipient who refuses to cooperate with the Department by not providing required information, verification, or documentation shall be denied/terminated from FA as eligibility cannot be established.

(2) The individual has the right to confidentiality, to receive prompt action, equitable treatment, notification of any case action taken, and to receive a fair hearing due to an appeal of case action.

(3) Departmental forms explain these rights and responsibilities. These forms are explained and given to each adult individual applying for assistance, and to recipients as needed. Copies of these forms may be obtained from the Department.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-2-2-.03

Effective June 28, 1983. Emergency amendment effective October 1, 1984. Permanent amendment effective December 10, 1984. Succedent emergency amendment effective June 1, 1988. Succedent emergency amendment effective June 1, 1988. Succedent permanent amendment effective September 13, 1988. Succedent emergency amendment effective October 1, 1989. Succedent permanent amendment effective December 11, 1989. Title I Public Law 104-103, Section 103 . Effective June 28, 1983. Amended: Filed January 3, 1997; effective February 7, 1997. Amended: Filed August 6, 2007; effective September 10, 2007. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2014, eff. 10/16/2014.

Author: Melody Armstrong

Statutory Authority: Social Security Act, Title IV-A; 45 C.F.R. 206.10, 233.36 et seq.; P.L. 98-369, effective October 1, 1984; State Plan for Title IV-A; Code of Ala. 1975, Title 38.