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63-1251 FORM MODIFICATION POLICY — APPENDICES 63-1251 ‘1 Appendix ! — Form Designations

Required Form-No Substitutes

Forms assigned to this category meet one or more of the foliowing criteria:

1) The specific form or its function is required by regulation or law.

2) The state form is a modification of an FNS-required form,

3) Uniformity is necessary in gathering or reporting data.

4) The form is used to communicate regulatory information to clients.

5) The form involves the determination, documentation or notification of client eligibility.

Forms typically assigned to this category include applications, most notices of action, state or federal reports,

Required Form-Substitutes Permitted Forms assigned to this Category meet: (1) one or more of the criteria for a Required Form-No Substitutes: and (2) one or more of the following criteria:

1} The specific form or its function is required by regulation or jaw, but the form contains optional items. . 2) Some county organizational structures are not compatible with the state form as designed.

3) The potential of operational incompatibility with some counties’ systems is identified during the development/ revision process.

Forms typically assigned to this category include worksheets, some notices of action and issuance-related forms.

Recommended Forms Forms assigned to this category meet one or more of the following criteria:

1) The form does not involve the determination, documentation or notification of client eligibility. 2} The form or its content is Not required by regulation or law.

Forms assigned to this category will not generally be developed and printed by the FSPMB.

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