Haw. Code R. § 17-647-33 - Time limits on disposition of application
(a) The branch
shall process all applications as quickly as possible. The branch shall
determine a household's eligibility and shall provide an eligible household an
opportunity to participate within thirty calendar days after the day the
application was filed, except for residents of public institutions who apply
jointly for SSI and food stamp benefits prior to release from the institution
in accordance with chapter 17-655. An application shall be considered filed the
day the appropriate unit office receives an application containing the
applicant's name and address, which is signed by either a responsible member of
the household or the household's authorized representative. For residents of
public institutions who apply for food stamps prior to their release from the
institution, the branch shall provide an opportunity to participate within
thirty calendar days from the date of release of the applicant from the
institution.
(b) An opportunity to
participate shall consist of providing a household with an ATP card and having
an issuance facility open and available for the household to obtain its
allotment. If the ATP card is mailed, an opportunity to participate shall have
been provided if the branch mails the ATP card at least two days prior to the
expiration of the thirty-day standard and assures that the ATP card may be
transacted before the thirty-day standard expires. For example, no opportunity
to participate within the thirty-day standard shall be considered to have been
given if the ATP card is mailed on the twenty-ninth or thirtieth day. Nor has
there been an opportunity to participate if the ATP card is mailed on the
twenty-eighth day, and no coupon issuance office is open on the twenty-ninth
day so that coupons may be obtained.
(c) Households applying for assistance after
the fifteenth of the month who have completed the application process by
providing all the required verifications within thirty days of the date of
application, or within five days of the date of application for households
eligible for processing under the expedited service provisions of subchapter 5,
and who have been determined eligible to receive benefits for the initial month
of application and the next subsequent month, shall receive the prorated
allotment for the initial month of application and the first full month's
allotment at the same time. Households for which missing verification or
postponed verification have not been provided within the specified timeframes
as stated in this subsection shall not be entitled to the provisions of this
subsection in receiving combined allotments for the initial month of
application and the next subsequent month. However, households who are eligible
for expedited services may receive benefits for the initial month under the
verification standards as set forth in subchapter 5. Additionally, in
accordance with chapter 17-681, benefits of less than ten dollars shall not be
issued under the provisions of this subsection.
(d) If an applicant household reports a
change in its situation after it has been interviewed but before a disposition
has been taken on the household's application, the branch shall consider the
change reported by the household effective the date of application. For
example, in the following situation where the date of application was May 6,
the applicant household was interviewed on May 16 and the household reports an
addition to the household on May 20, which was before any disposition was taken
on the household's application, the branch shall include the new member into
the household effective May 6 after all pertinent information have been
obtained and verified for the new member. However, if a change is reported by
the applicant household in a subsequent month after the month of application,
the branch shall consider the change reported by the household effective the
date of application or the first of the month in which the change took effect,
whichever is later. For example, if the date of application was June 20, the
applicant household was then interviewed on June 2 6, and household reports on
July 2 that a new member moved in on June 29, the new member shall be added
into the household composition effective June 20, the date of application.
However, if the household reported the new member moved in on July 2, the new
member shall be included into the household composition effective July 1, the
first of the month in which the change took effect.
(e) A household which qualifies for the
expedited service and a household considered destitute shall be certified on an
expedited basis as specified in subchapter 5.
Notes
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