Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-903 - Determining Benefits when Adding or Removing a Member

A. When the Department receives a request to add a member to the assistance unit, or is required to add a mandatory member, the Department shall redetermine eligibility including the added member.

1. If the new member renders the unit ineligible and is not a mandatory member, the Department shall advise the unit of the consequences and permit the unit to withdraw its request to include the new member.

2. If the new member renders the unit ineligible and is a mandatory member, the unit is ineligible. The Department shall provide adequate and timely notice.

3. If the unit remains eligible, the Department shall add the new member, effective the date the Department receives the request to add the member, and shall include the new member's income in the budget.

B. In the month a new member is added, the assistance unit may be eligible for an additional benefit amount or liable for an overpayment. To determine the unit's entitlement or liability, the Department shall:

1. Recalculate the unit's benefit amount with the new member, as provided in R6-12-704;

2. Subtract the current benefit amount (without the new member) from the new benefit amount; and

3. Take the resulting amount;

a. If above 0, prorate it, as provided in R6-12-704(C), to determine the benefit amount due the unit;

b. If 0, pay no benefit; or

c. If below 0;

i. Write an overpayment for the month of application, if the member is mandatory; or

ii. If the member is not mandatory, allow the unit to add the member the following month, so as to avoid an overpayment for the current month.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-12-903

Adopted effective November 9, 1995 (Supp. 95-4). Amended effective July 31, 1997, under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 (Supp. 97-3).