All applications which have been neither approved or denied before the 60th day of the application processing period must be evaluated on the

60th day. The action to be taken depends upon whether the second delay in application was the fault of the county office or the household.

A delay will be considered to the fault of the household if the household has failed to complete the application process even though the county office has taken all the actions it is required to take to assist the household. If the household is at fault for not completing the application process by the end of the second 30 day period, the application will be denied and the household will be required to submit another application if it wishes to participate in the Program.

A delay will be considered the fault of the county office when the household has completed all required actions but the caseworker:

1)Did not schedule an appointment for an interview; or

2)Scheduled the first appointment for an interview after the 50th day of the application processing period; or

3)Did not provide the household with a statement of required verification (EMS-206); or

4)Failed to assist the household in obtaining needed information; or

5)Did not complete all the necessary paperwork.

If the delay is the fault of the county office, corrective action must be taken before the application is denied. See the chart below for the specific action.

REASON FOR DELAYCOUNTY ACTION

No interview scheduled.An interview will be scheduled.

If the household appears for the interview but does not furnish all needed information, the EMS-206 will allow the household 10 days to furnish the information. (The date will be specified on the EMS-206.) If the information is not provided on or before this date, the application will be denied on the 11th day.

If the household does not appear for the interview, the application will be held for 10 additional days (beginning with the day after the date of the scheduled interview) to see if the household requests a second interview. If no request is made, the application will be

__________________________________ denied_on_the_11th_day.

REASON FOR DELAYCOUNTY ACTION

Scheduled the first InterviewIf the household appears for the

after the 50th day.interview but must provide

additional information, the

application will be held for 10

days (beginning with the day

after the request) to allow the

household sufficient time to

provide the information. The date

will be specified on the EMS-206.

If the information is not provided

by the 10th day, the application will

be denied on the 11th day.

If the applicant does not appear for the interview and does not request a second appointment, the application will be denied on the 11th day following the date of the scheduled interview. If a second appointment is requested, the appointment will be scheduled on or before the 60th day of the application

_________________________________ period.

No EMS-206 provided.An EMS-206 will be provided. The

household will be given 10 days

(beginning the day after the date

of the notice) to provide the

requested information. If the

information is not provided, the

application will be denied on the

_________________________________11th day.

Failed to assist the householdThe information will be obtained

in obtaining needed informationand the application approved or

denied within 10 days beginning

with the date of discovery of the

__________________________________failure.

All information has beenThe paperwork will be completed

provided, the paperwork is notand all documents keyed on the

complete.60th day.

For applications approved on or after the .60th day, benefits will be provided back to the date of application.

NOTE:In each instance below when an action date falls on a weekend or holiday, the action will actually be taken on the next work day; however, approval and denial dates will be the date on which the action should have occurred.