LAC 67:III.1999. Reduction or Termination of Benefits

A. A notice of adverse action shall be sent at least 13 days prior to taking action to reduce or terminate benefits. In some circumstances advance notice is not required. A concurrent notice shall be sent to the household at the time of action in the following situations: 1. the agency disqualifies a household member because of an intentional program violation and the benefits of the remaining household members are reduced or ended because of the disqualification; 2. benefits are reduced or terminated at the end of the certification period when the client timely reapplies; 3. the client has been certified in another state and that fact has been established; 4. the client signs a statement requesting closure or reduction in benefits and waives the right to advance notice; 5. benefits are reduced or terminated effective the month following the simplified report month; 6. the agency receives a written report signed by the head of the household or other responsible household member which provides sufficient information for the agency to determine the household’s benefit amount or ineligibility; 7. mass changes; 8. based on reliable information, the agency determines that the household has moved or will be moving out of the state prior to the next monthly issuance; 9. the household applied for cash assistance and SNAP at the same time and has been getting SNAP benefits while waiting for approval of the cash assistance grant; 10. the client was a certified resident in a drug or alcohol treatment center or a group living arrangement which loses its state certification or FNS disqualifies it as a retailer; 11. a household certified under expedited processing rules provides postponed verification which reduces or terminates benefits. B. A concurrent notice shall not be sent to the household at the time of action in the following situations: 1. all members of the household have died; 2. the household's allotment changes from month to month during the certification period because of changes expected at the time of certification; 3. the agency recoups benefits from a client who previously received a repayment demand letter; and 4. the Fraud and Recovery Section converts a cash payment to allotment reduction because the household failed to make agreed payments on a claim.