HAR §17-680-31
HAR §17-680-31. Department action on changes
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 17-680-31
(a)
The department shall take prompt action on all changes
to determine if the change affects the household’s
eligibility or allotment. However, during the
certification period, the department shall not act on
changes in the medical expenses of households eligible
for the medical expense deduction which it learns of
from a source other than the household and which, in
order to take action, require the department to contact
the household for verification. The department shall
only act on those changes in medical expenses that it
learns about from a source other than the household if
those changes are verified upon receipt and do not
necessitate contact with the household. The department
shall document the date the change is reported, which
is when the report form is actually received by the
department or when the department was advised of the
change by phone or by personal visit.
(b) For a household reporting anticipated
changes, the change shall not be reflected in the
household’s food stamp allotment level prior to the
month in which the reported change takes effect.
(c) Even if the reported change does not affect a
household’s eligibility or allotment level, the change
shall be documented in the case file and another report
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form shall be sent to the household. The household
shall be notified of the receipt of the change form and
effect of the change, if any, on its eligibility or
allotment level.
(d) The department shall also advise the
household of additional verification requirements, if
any, and state that failure to provide verification
shall result in the termination of assistance if the
household’s correct eligibility cannot be determined by
the department.
(e) Restoration of lost allotment shall be
provided to any household if the department fails to
take action on a change which increases the level of
household allotment as provided in sections 17-680-32.1
or 17-680-33.1. [Eff 3/19/93; am 10/13/95; am and comp
11/09/06] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R.
§273.12(c))