(1) In all programs
except the SNAP program, to end benefits for an individual who has moved out of
Oregon and no longer meets residency requirements under OAR
461-120-0010, the
Department sends the following
decision notice (see OAR
461-001-0000):
(a) In the OSIP, OSIPM, QMB,
REF, REFM, and TANF programs:
(A) The
Department sends a
timely continuing benefit decision notice
(see OAR
461-001-0000) to the individual who has moved out of Oregon.
(B) The Department sends a
basic
decision notice (see OAR
461-001-0000) if the individual becomes
eligible for benefits in another state.
(b) In the GA program:
(A) No decision notice is
required to end housing assistance payments.
(B) The Department sends a timely
continuing benefit decision notice to end Personal Incidental Fund and
utility assistance payments.
(2) In the GA,
OSIP, OSIPM, and QMB programs --
(a) If
Department mail or benefits have been returned with no forwarding address, the
Department gives the individual the benefits if the individual's whereabouts
become known during the period covered by the returned benefits.
(b) If Department mail or benefits have been
returned with no forwarding address and the individual's whereabouts remain
unknown, the Department ends benefits by sending a basic decision
notice to their last known address.
(3) In the SNAP program and for JPI --
(a) When the
filing group is
participating in the Change Report System (CRS) and:
(A) Department mail or benefits have been
returned with no forwarding address, or with an Oregon address not yet reported
to ODHS, the Department shall allow the filing group 10 days to meet residence
and shelter cost reporting requirements under OAR
461-170-0011. If the
information is not provided, the Department sends a
timely continuing
benefit decision notice.
(B) Department mail or benefits have been
returned with an address outside of Oregon, no decision notice
is required to end benefits.
(b) When the
filing group is
participating in the Simplified Reporting System (SRS) or Transitional Benefit
Alternative (TBA),
(A) The Department shall
not end SNAP program benefits when Department mail or benefits have been
returned.
(B) The Department shall
end benefits when the
head of household (see OAR
461-001-0015)
reports they moved out of Oregon and no longer meet residency requirements
under OAR
461-120-0010, or when they are applying for benefits in another
state. No
decision notice is required.
(c) For JPI, notwithstanding any provision in
this section and regardless of reporting system, no decision
notice is required.
(4) In the REF, TA-DVS, and TANF programs --
(a) The Department shall not end program
benefits due to return of Department mail or benefits. This includes when there
is no forwarding address and the individual's whereabouts remain
unknown.
(b) In the REF and TANF
Programs,
(A) When an individual's
whereabouts become unknown based on information other then return mail and the
source of the information is another governmental agency; a private, non-profit
agency; or first-hand knowledge of an ODHS staff member learned from the course
of business, the Department shall allow the filing group 10 days to make their
whereabouts known. If the information is not provided, the Department shall end
benefits by sending the following
decision notice to their
last known address:
(i) Except for Employment
Payments, a timely continuing benefit decision
notice.
(ii) For
Employment Payments, no decision notice is
required.
(B) The
Department shall give an individual the benefits that were returned if their
whereabouts become known within 12 calendar months after
issuance.
(5)
See OAR
461-165-0130 for when benefits may be sent out of Oregon.
Notes
Or. Admin. R.
461-175-0210
AFS 80-1989, f. 12-21-89,
cert. ef. 2-1-90; AFS 12-1990, f. 3-30-90, cert. ef. 4-1-90; AFS 23-1990, f.
9-28-90, cert. ef. 10-1-90; AFS 19-1993, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-93; AFS
2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-94; AFS 3-1997, f. 3-31-97, cert. ef. 4-1-97;
AFS 13-1997, f. 8-28-97, cert. ef. 9-1-97; SSP 24-2004, f. 12-30-04, cert. ef.
1-1-05; SSP 32-2010, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-10; SSP 37-2011(Temp), f.
12-30-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12 thru 6-29-12; SSP 22-2012, f. 6-29-12, cert. ef.
6-30-12; SSP 30-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-1-13 thru 3-30-14; SSP
33-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-3-13 thru 3-30-14; SSP 37-2013, f.
12-31-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14; SSP 30-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-14-14 thru
5-12-15;
SSP
12-2015, f. 3-16-15, cert. ef.
4/1/2015;
SSP
15-2016, f. & cert. ef.
4/1/2016; SSP 25-2016(Temp), f. 6-30-16, cert. ef.
7-1-16 thru 12-27-16;
SSP
31-2016, f. & cert. ef.
9/1/2016;
SSP
33-2017, amend filed 12/8/2017, effective
1/1/2018;
SSP
36-2021, temporary amend filed 07/01/2021, effective
7/1/2021 through 12/27/2021;
SSP
49-2021, amend filed 09/23/2021, effective
10/1/2021;
SSP
39-2022, temporary amend filed 06/27/2022, effective
6/27/2022 through 12/11/2022;
SSP
48-2022, amend filed 09/27/2022, effective
10/1/2022;
SSP
20-2023, amend filed 06/22/2023, effective
7/1/2023
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
411.060,
411.070,
411.404,
411.816,
412.014,
412.049,
409.050,
413.085 & 414.685
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
411.060,
411.070,
411.404,
411.816,
412.014,
412.049 &
409.010