Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 1540.05P General Principles of Verification - Determining When Verification is Required

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 11-15-90 Transmittal: UP-90-26 P-1540.05 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: The Eligibility Process PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC General Principles of Verification AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Determining When Verification is Required ______________________________________________________________________________

P-1540.05 1. Determine which statements require verification. Remember that rules on what to verify are found in verification chapters located at the end of a section.

2. Do not require verification of statements under the following conditions:

° when neither eligibility nor benefit level are affected; or

° when the information has already been verified, as indicated on EMS or in the case record, unless there is reason to believe circumstances may have changed.

3. Do not require documentary verification of a client's statement of the nonexistence of some factor except in the investigation of a possible transfer of assets.

4. Do not use the procedure in 3, above, to prevent verification of the date a client last worked or last was paid.