ARM 37.55.202. TIME PERIOD FOR BENEFITS

(1) An approved application entitles the claimant to ESRD benefits, to the extent the ESRD appropriation allows, for the following periods: (a) for July 1 to June 30 of each fiscal year. Benefits shall begin in the month following receipt of and approval of the claimant's application. Retroactive benefits are not available; (b) if a claimant's application is originally denied, or the claimant's circumstances change in such a way as to impact eligibility during any fiscal year, the claimant may submit a new application and the department will reconsider its eligibility determination.