Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-4-7 - SIMPLIFIED REPORTING AND PROSPECTIVE BUDGETING › Section 660-4-7-.07 - County Department Actions On The Six Month Report Form

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Reports
			 Received in the Report Month: Six-month report forms which are received by the
			 10th of the processing month and are complete must be processed within 10 days
			 of receipt in the county office.
If the form is received by the 10th of the processing month and
				is incomplete, the county office must return the incomplete form within 10
				days. A manual Notice of Incomplete Six-Month Report will be sent to the
				household when an incomplete six-month report is received by the county office.
				The eligibility worker should not return the six-month report form if it is
				complete except for required verification. If the household returns the
				completed form and/or required documentation and verification by the end of the
				processing month, the county office must process the complete form within 10
				days. If the household fails to respond to the Notice of Incomplete Six-Month
				Report by the end of the processing month the case will close for failure to
				provide a complete six-month report.
If the household submits the completed six-month report after
				the 10th of the processing month but before the end of the processing month,
				the county office has 10 days to process the completed form to completion.
				Benefits must not be prorated.
If the household submits an incomplete six-month report after
				the 10th of the month but before the end of the processing month, the form must
				be returned to the household within 10 days. A manual Notice of Incomplete
				Six-Month Report will be sent to the household for required verification. If
				the household returns the completed form and/or required documentation and
				verification by the end of the processing month, the county office must process
				the complete form within 10 days. Benefits must not be prorated. If the
				household fails to respond to the Notice of Incomplete Six-Month Report by the
				end of the processing month the case will close for failure to six-month
				report.
When the last day of the month falls on a weekend or a holiday,
				those reports received in person, by mail, fax, or internet
				(
MyAlabama.gov
) on the first workday after the final
				deadline must be considered as received before the deadline. If the form is
				complete, the caseworker must reopen the case within 10 days. Benefits must not
				be prorated.
(2) Reports
			 Received the Month After the Processing Month: The following
			 reinstatement/reopen policy and procedures apply to those households who
			 submitted the six-month report in the processing month but failed to provide
			 the required documentation and verification for processing by the end of the
			 processing month.
This policy must also be applied to those households who submit
				the six-month report for the first time in the month (seventh month) after the
				processing month and the case has been terminated for failure to six-month
				report (REJ/CLO 7/41).
The caseworker must determine if the six-month report is
				complete or incomplete. If complete, the form must be processed, the case
				reopened and the household notified of continued eligibility. The household
				must be eligible for benefits for the month of reinstatement (seventh month)
				and the remaining months of the current certification period; otherwise, the
				case must remain closed. If eligible, benefits for the month of reinstatement
				must be prorated.
If the six-month report form is incomplete, the caseworker must
				return the form with a Notice of Incomplete Six-Month Report form. The Notice
				of Incomplete Six-Month Report form must include the date by which the
				completed form with the required documentation and verification must be
				returned to the county office. If the household fails to return a complete form
				with the required documentation and verification by the end of the seventh
				month, the case must remain closed and the household must
				reapply.
Author:
Amy Plunkett
Statutory Authority:
7 C.F.R.
				  273.12.