Dates Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance Begin

(1) The period for which a refugee may be provided Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance begins with the date of the MRRP application, and expires eight months from the refugee's date of entry into the U.S. See 121 CMR 2.425 and 121 CMR 2.615(2). (2) Refugee Cash Assistance payments fall on the first and 15th of the month, and a refugee is eligible for the first scheduled RCA payment following his or her date of application. (3) Applicants must submit all verifications within 14 working days from the date of application; otherwise the Case Management Provider shall deny the application on the basis of missing verification. (4) If the verifications submitted during the application process do not establish eligibility on or before the date of application, cash assistance is effective on the date on which the verifications establish eligibility.