Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-22-304 - [Effective until 7/14/2025] Verification of Eligibility Information
A. Except as provided in subsection (E), if
information provided by or on behalf of an applicant or member on an
application, renewal form or otherwise does not conflict with information
obtained by the agency through an electronic data match, the Administration or
its designee shall determine or renew eligibility based on such
information.
B. The Administration
or its designee shall not require an applicant, member, or representative to
provide additional verification unless the verification cannot be obtained
electronically or the verification obtained electronically conflicts with
information provided by or on behalf of the applicant or member.
C. If information provided by or on behalf of
an applicant or member does conflict with information obtained through an
electronic data match, the applicant or member shall provide the Administration
or its designee with information or documentation necessary to verify
eligibility, including evidence originating from an agency, organization, or an
individual with actual knowledge of the information.
D. Income information obtained through an
electronic data match shall be considered reasonably compatible with income
information provided by or on behalf of an individual if both meet or both
exceed the applicable income limit.
E. The Administration or its designee shall
not accept the applicant's or member's statement by itself as verification of:
1. SSN;
2. Qualified alien status, except as
described under
42 USC
1320 b - 7(d)(4) (A; or
3. Citizenship, except as described under
42 USC
1396 a(ee)(1).
F. The Administration or its designee shall
give an applicant or member at least 10 days from the date of a written or
electronic request for information to provide required verification. The
Administration or its designee may deny the application or discontinue
eligibility if an applicant or a member does not provide the required
information timely.
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A. Except as provided in subsection (E), if information provided by or on behalf of an applicant or member on an application, renewal form or otherwise does not conflict with information obtained by the agency through an electronic data match, the Administration or its designee shall determine or renew eligibility based on such information.
B. The Administration or its designee shall not require an applicant , member , or representative to provide additional verification unless the verification cannot be obtained electronically or the verification obtained electronically conflicts with information provided by or on behalf of the applicant or member .
C. If information provided by or on behalf of an applicant or member does conflict with information obtained through an electronic data match, the applicant or member shall provide the Administration or its designee with information or documentation necessary to verify eligibility, including evidence originating from an agency, organization, or an individual with actual knowledge of the information.
D. Income information obtained through an electronic data match shall be considered reasonably compatible with income information provided by or on behalf of an individual if both meet or both exceed the applicable income limit.
E. The Administration or its designee shall not accept the applicant 's or member 's statement by itself as verification of:
1. SSN;
2. Qualified alien status, except as described under 42 USC 1320 b - 7(d)(4) (A; or
3. Citizenship, except as described under 42 USC 1396 a(ee)(1).
F. The Administration or its designee shall give an applicant or member at least 10 days from the date of a written or electronic request for information to provide required verification. The Administration or its designee may deny the application or discontinue eligibility if an applicant or a member does not provide the required information timely.