Changes Not Requiring Advance Notice of Adverse Action

Advance Notice of Adverse Action may be given, but is not required in the following situations: A. The state department initiates mass changes outlined in Section 4.607, A. Such changes must be publicized in advance. Announcements may be handed out or mailed to affected participant households. B. The local office determines based on reliable information that meets verification requirements that all members of a household have died. C. The local office determines based on reliable information that meets verification requirements that the household has moved from the project area. D. 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. E. The household's allotment varies from month to month within the certification period to consider changes that were anticipated at the time of certification, and the household was notified at the time of certification. F. The household applied for PA and SNAP jointly and has been receiving SNAP benefits pending the approval of the PA grant and was notified at the time of certification that SNAP benefits would be reduced upon approval of the PA grant. G. The certification office 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 prior written notice that verification may result in a reduction in benefits. H. As a result of the facility's loss of state or USDA/FNS authorization, the local office terminates eligibility of those residents in a drug or alcohol treatment center or group living arrangement, who are certified with the facility acting as authorized representative. I. A household member is disqualified for an IPV/fraud or the benefits of the remaining household members are reduced or terminated to reflect the disqualification of that household member. J. Converting a household from cash and/or SNAP repayment for claims to allotment reduction because of a failure to make agreed-on repayments. K. The household was issued a repayment agreement for a claim and failed to respond. For households participating in the program that do not respond to the repayment agreement, benefit recoupment will be initiated. L. A change that is reported at recertification for a household certified for six (6) months, or at periodic report for a household certified for twenty-four (24) months, which results in a decrease to the household’s SNAP allotment.