Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 1530.05 Certification - General Requirements

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-87 Transmittal: UP-87-2 1530.05 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Eligibility Process POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Certification AABD _______________________________________________________________ FS Subject: MA General Requirements ______________________________________________________________________________

1530.05 A. AFDC, AABD, MA

1. AFDC, AABD and MA assistance units are certified for an indefinite period of time beginning with the initial month of eligibility.

2. The assistance unit's certification continues until such time that the unit is found ineligible through a periodic review or other eligibility evaluation.

B. Certification of FS Assistance Units

1. Assistance units that are determined eligible for the FS program are assigned certification periods of definite length at the time of application and redetermination.

2. Eligibility for the FS program automatically terminates at the end of the certification period unless:

a. the assistance unit is recertified through the redetermination process; or

b. the certification period is extended by the Department.

3. Under no circumstances is eligibility continued upon expiration of the certification period unless the assistance unit is recertified.