Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 475 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Chapter 2 - HOUSEHOLD PROCESSING › Section 475-2-007 - RECERTIFICATION

Current through June 17, 2024
A household may file an application for recertification before the end
	 of the current certification period. If an application is filed timely,
	 eligible households receive uninterrupted benefits. Any application filed
	 before the certification period expires is considered a recertification.
	 Benefits are not prorated. An application f iled after the certification period
	 has expired but within 30 days following the expiration date is also considered
	 a recertification. Since the filing date is later than the last day of the
	 previous certification period, benefits are prorated from the date the
	 application is filed.
007.01
TIMELY FILING.
Households must return an application
  for recertification by the 15th day of the month the
  certification period expires.
007.02
SCHEDULING THE
  INTERVIEWS.
A face-to-face or telephonic interview is conducted
  with a member of the household or its authorized representative at least once
  every 12 months for households certified for less than 12 months. Elderly or
  disabled Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households with a 12 month
  certification are not required to have a face-to-face or telephonic interview
  once a year. The interview is scheduled so that the household has at least ten
  days after the interview in which to provide verification before the
  certification period expires. If a household misses its scheduled interview, a
  notice of missed interview is sent to the household.
007.03
INTERVIEW.
In
  addition to submitting the application in a timely manner, the household must
  appear for a scheduled interview and provide the required verifications within
  ten days of the date verifications were requested. If the household does not
  meet these requirements, a denial notice is sent on the
  30th day following the application filing
  date.
007.04
VERIFICATION AFTER INTERVIEW.
The household is
  provided a written notice of the required verifications and the date the
  verification requirements must be satisfied. Households who have applied but
  eligibility has not been determined by the end of the current certification
  period are allowed a minimum of ten days to provide the required verification.
  When all the required verification is provided in the ten days, the household,
  if eligible, is given an opportunity to participate within five working days
  after the household provides the missing verification. Any household whose
  eligibility is not determined by the end of its current certification period
  due to the time period allowed for submitting any missing verifications
  extending into the following month will receive an opportunity to participate,
  if eligible, within five working days after the household submits the missing
  verification; benefits cannot be prorated in this situation if the missing
  verification is provided by its due date.
007.05
APPLICATION RECEIVED AFTER
  THE END OF THE CERTIFICATION PERIOD.
Households who apply after
  the end of their certification period are allowed a minimum of ten days to
  provide the required verification information. When all the required
  verification is provided in the ten days, the household, if eligible, is given
  an opportunity to participate within five working days after the household
  provides the missing verification.
007.05(A)
LATE RECERTIFICATION APPLICATION PRORATION.
When the
  household submits an application after the expiration of the last certification
  period, the first month's benefits are prorated from the application filing
  date.