1301 Exemptions from Notice

Form PSD-BFA-657 (Individual Notice of Timely and Adequate Adverse Action) shall not be provided when: 1. The State initiates a mass change as described in Section 1201. 2. The county department determines, based on reliable information, that all members of a household have died. 3. The county department determines, based on reliable information, that the household has moved from the project area. 4. The household has been receiving an increased allotment to restore lost benefits, the restoration is complete, and the household was previously notified in writing of when the increased allotment would terminate. 5. The household’s allotment varies from month to month within the certification period to take into account changes which were anticipated at the time of certification, and the household was so notified at the time of certification. 6. A household member is disqualified for Intentional Program Violation or the benefits of the remaining household members are reduced or terminated to reflect the disqualification of that household member.[1] 7. The county department has elected to assign a longer certification period to a household certified on an expedited basis and for whom verification was postponed, provided the household has received written notice that the receipt of benefits beyond the month of application is contingent on its providing the verification which was initially postponed and that the State agency may act on the verified information without further notice. 8. Converting a household from cash and/or food stamp coupon repayment to benefit reduction as a result of failure to make agreed upon repayment. 9. The county department is terminating the eligibility of a resident of a drug or alcohol treatment center or a group living arrangement if the facility loses either its certification from the Alabama Department of Mental Health or has its status as an authorized representative suspended due to FNS disqualifying it as a retailer. However, residents of group living arrangements applying on their own behalf are still eligible to participate. 10. The household voluntarily requests, in writing or in the presence of a caseworker, that its participation be terminated. If the household does not provide a written request, the State agency shall send the household a letter confirming the voluntary withdrawal. Written confirmation does not entail the same rights as a Notice of Adverse Action, except that the household may request a fair hearing. 11. The county department determines, based on reliable information, that the household will not be residing in the project area and, therefore, will be unable to obtain its next allotment. The county department shall inform the household of its termination no later than its next scheduled issuance date. While the county department may inform the household before its next issuance date, the county shall not delay terminating the household’s participation in order to provide advance notice. The Notice of Adverse Action shall not be used to require households to provide additional information the procedure in Section 1706 shall be used.