Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.160 - EXPEDITED CERTIFICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
If all required proof is provided for expedited certification,
				a normal certification period is assigned. Certification based on application
				date, household type and proof is listed below: (3-17-22)
01.
Nonmigrant Household Applying from
			 the First Through the Fifteenth of the Month
. For a non-migrant
			 household applying from the first through the fifteenth of the month, if proof
			 of eligibility factors is postponed, assign a normal certification period.
			 Issue the first month's benefits. Do not issue the second month's benefits
			 until the postponed proof is received. When proof is postponed the household
			 has thirty (30) days from the application date to provide the proof. The
			 household must be given timely and adequate notice no further benefits will be
			 issued until proof is completed. If the proof results in changes in the
			 household's Food Stamps, the Department will act on the changes without advance
			 notice. If postponed proof is provided before the second month, process an
			 issuance for the first working day of the second month. If proof is provided in
			 the second month, issue benefits within seven (7) calendar days from the date
			 the proof is received. If postponed proof is not provided within thirty (30)
			 days from the application date, close the case. (3-17-22)
02.
Nonmigrant Household Applying from
			 the Sixteenth Through the End of the Month
. For a non-migrant household
			 applying from the sixteenth to the end of the month, if proof of eligibility
			 factors is postponed, assign a normal certification period. Issue the first and
			 second month's benefits within the expedited time frame. When proof is
			 postponed the household has thirty (30) days from the application date to
			 complete the proof. The household must be given timely and adequate notice no
			 further benefits will be issued until proof is completed. If the proof results
			 in changes in the household's Food Stamps, the Department will act on the
			 changes without advance notice. If postponed proof is provided within thirty
			 (30) days, process an issuance for the first working day of the third month. If
			 postponed proof is not provided within thirty (30) days from the application
			 date, close the case. (3-17-22)
03.
Migrant Household Applying from the First Through the Fifteenth of the
			 Month
. For a migrant household applying from the first (1st) through the
			 fifteenth (15th) of the month, if proof of eligibility factors is postponed,
			 assign a normal certification period. Issue the first month's benefits. When
			 proof is postponed the household has thirty (30) days from the application date
			 to complete in-state proof. The household has sixty (60) days from the
			 application date to complete out-of-state proof. The household must be given
			 adequate and timely notice no further benefits will be issued until the
			 postponed proof is completed. Before the second month's benefits are issued,
			 the household must provide all in-state postponed proofs. Before the third
			 month's benefits are issued, the household must provide all out-of-state
			 postponed proof. If the proofs result in changes in the household's Food Stamps
			 the Department will act on these changes, without providing advance notice.
			 Migrants are entitled to postponed out-of-state proof only once each season. If
			 postponed in-state proof is provided before the second month, process an
			 issuance for the first working day of the second month. If postponed
			 out-of-state proof is provided before the third month, process a regular
			 issuance for the third month. If postponed out-of-state proof is provided in
			 the third month, issue benefits within seven (7) calendar days from the date
			 proof is received. If postponed in-state proof is not provided within thirty
			 (30) days from the application date, close the case. If postponed out-of-state
			 proof is not provided within sixty (60) days from the application date, close
			 the case. (3-17-22)
04.
Migrant Household Applying from the Sixteenth Through the End of the
			 Month
. For a migrant household applying from the Sixteenth to the end of
			 the month, if proof of eligibility factors is postponed, assign a normal
			 certification period. Issue the first and second months' benefits within the
			 expedited time frame. When proof is postponed the household has thirty (30)
			 days from the application date to provide in-state proof. The household has
			 sixty (60) days from the application date to provide out-of-state proof. The
			 household must be given adequate and timely notice no further benefits will be
			 issued until the postponed proof is completed. Before the third month's
			 benefits are issued, the household must provide all in-state and out-of-state
			 postponed proofs. If the proofs result in changes in the household's Food
			 Stamps the Department will act on these changes without providing advance
			 notice. Migrants are entitled to postponed out-of-state proof only once each
			 season. If postponed proof is provided before the third month, process a
			 regular issuance for the third month. If postponed out-of-state proof is
			 provided in the third month, issue benefits within seven (7) calendar days from
			 the date proof is received. If postponed in-state proof is not provided within
			 thirty (30) days from the application date, close the case. If postponed
			 out-of-state proof is not provided within sixty (60) days from the application
			 date, close the case. (3-17-22)
05.
Reapplying Household
. When a household granted postponed proof at
			 the last expedited certification reapplies, it must provide the postponed
			 proof. The Department does not require postponed proof if the household was
			 certified under normal standards since the last expedited certification.
			 (3-17-22)