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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 8000 8700 Certification Period 8000 Initial Application Process

dependent children aged seventeen (17) or younger, will be certified for thirty-six months (36). All other households will be assigned a six (6) month certification period and will be subject to limited reporting.

8730 Adjusting Certification Periods SNAP Manual 09/01/2022 The new certification period may not exceed thirty-six (36) months, including the original certification period. The corrected certification period must be keyed as an application using the original date of application. This will ensure that the annual reminder letter is issued to the household at the correct time. The corrective action must be justified in the narrative. With one (1) exception, a household’s certification period may not be shortened once it has been assigned. However, a thirty-six (36) month certification may be shortened when the household is no longer eligible for a thirty-six-month certification period. A certification period may be lengthened to correct a case if the household was entitled to thirty-six (36) month certification period but was assigned a shorter certification period. If the county office must extend a certification period to correct the case, the household must be notified of the new certification period using a manually issued Notice of Action. In addition, a Change Report will be issued to the household.