Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-31-302 - General Requirements

A. Availability. The provisions in A.A.C. R9-22-1405(B) apply to this Section. The Administration shall make available program applications. Any person may request a program application.

B. Submission of applications. An application is completed and submitted to the Administration:

1. In person,

2. By mail,

3. By fax, or

4. By other form approved by the Administration.

C. Date of application. The date of application is the date the Administration or its designee receives an application that:

1. Is signed by the person making the application,

2. Includes the name of the person for whom assistance is requested, and

3. Includes the address and telephone number of the person submitting the application.

D. Completed application.

1. The provisions in A.A.C. R9-22-1405(E) apply to this Section.

2. The Administration shall consider an application complete when:

a. All questions are answered,

b. An enrollment choice is included, and

c. All necessary verification is provided by an applicant or an applicant's representative.

3. If the application is incomplete, the Administration shall do one or both of the following:

a. Contact an applicant or an applicant's representative by telephone to obtain the missing information required for an eligibility determination;

b. Mail a request for additional information to an applicant or an applicant's representative, allowing 10 days from the date of the request to provide the required additional information.

A. Administration. The Administration or its designee shall administer the program as specified in A.R.S. § 36-2982. The requirements described under Chapter 22, Article 3, except for R9-22-303, R9-22-305(1), R9-22-306(A)(4)(a) and (b), R9-22-306(B)(2)(b) and (c), R9-22-306(B)(3)(c)(iv), (vii) and (xi), R9-22-306(B)(4), R9-22-306(B)(5) and R9-22-307, apply to this Chapter.

E. B.Eligibility determination processing time.

1. When an application is complete, the Administration or its designee shall mail notification to the applicant regarding the eligibility determination no more than 30 days from the date of application except when there is an emergency beyond the Administration's or its designee's control.

2. An applicant shall provide the Administration with all requested information within 10 days from the date of the written request for the information. If an applicant fails to provide the requested information and fails to request an extension of the 10 day period or the request for extension is denied, the Administration shall deny eligibility.

F. Waiting list. If the Administration stops processing an application because the monies are insufficient as specified in R9-31-301(C)(1), the Administration shall place an applicant on a waiting list and notify the applicant. When sufficient funding becomes available, the Administration shall contact an applicant on the waiting list and ask the applicant to submit a new application if the original application is more than 60 days old. The Administration shall fill spaces in the order that an application is received and approved.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-31-302

Adopted under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 4, § 11, 4th Special Session, effective October 23, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 3670, effective September 10, 1999 (Supp. 99-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5846, effective December 7, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 5150, effective January 3, 2004 (Supp. 03-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 193, effective 1/7/2014.