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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 9 CCR 2503-7 Income Maintenance (Volume 3)

23 3.754 REASONS FOR DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE [Eff. 12/1/14] “Denial” means that an application shall be denied when the applicant fails to meet the eligibility requirements of the program. A denial also may be assessed on the basis of such factors as, but not limited to: A. Refusal of the applicant to furnish information necessary to determine eligibility; B. Applicant unwilling to have the county department/Contractor contact a collateral source to secure information and refusal of the applicant to sign the state-approved authorization for release of information form; C. Applicant does not supply information or otherwise fails to cooperate with the county department within the standards of promptness time limits and after having received notification of the reason for delay; D. Applicant moves to an unknown address before determination of eligibility has been completed; E. Refusal of a third party to provide documentation of essential verifications. 3.754.1 FACTORS FOR DENIAL [Rev. eff. 11/1/15] Any of the following factors shall be the basis for the denial of an applicant household:* A. Excess income; 3.752.22 (04). B. Not vulnerable to rising home heating costs; 3.752.25 (03). C. Not a U.S. citizen or a qualified alien; 3.753.16 (13). D. A household is a duplicate household or was previously approved as part of another household; 3.751.2.A (06). E. The household has voluntarily withdrawn its application; 3.756.18 (09). F. The household has received Heating Fuel Assistance Program benefits from another county; 3.756.17 (10). G. The household has failed to provide complete application information or required verification; 3.751.1, “Completed Application” (11). H. The household is not a resident of Colorado; 3.753.21 (07). I. The household failed to sign the application form; 3.751.1, “Completed Application”, (21). J. The household filed an application outside of the application period; 3.752.1 (14). K. Unable to locate the applicant; 3.756.19 (25). L. Refused weatherization services from a state weatherization agency; 3.752.26 (26). M. The applicant failed to provide valid identification; 3.753.11 (05). N. The applicant failed to provide an affidavit; 3.753.12.B.2 (08).