Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 1545.10P The Redetermination Process - Issuing the Redetermination Notice

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF INCOME MAINTENANCEPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 3-1-93 Transmittal: UP-93-5 P-1545.10 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Eligibility Process PROCEDURES ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC The Redetermination Process AABD _______________________________________________________________ MA Subject: FS Issuing the Redetermination Notice ______________________________________________________________________________

P-1545.10 1. Issue notice of the redetermination at the appropriate time.

2. Include an interview appointment schedule, if necessary.

3. If the notice is automated, review the preliminary system schedule and make any necessary adjustments by the EDP cut-off date.

4. For manually issued notices:

° arrange an appointment schedule for your redetermination caseload;

° issue the redetermination notice along with an EDD to the assistance unit.

5. Take necessary steps to contact, schedule home visits or provide special materials to handicapped individuals who are entitled to the use of auxiliary aids. (Cross Reference: 1000)

6. Whenever possible issue a joint redetermination notice, or attempt to coordinate the interview schedule if:

° some or all of the assistance unit members receive assistance from multiple programs; and

° the redetermination month for different programs coincides.

7. For NMR AFDC and related FS cases, make sure that the "Next Redet" indicator on the MISC screen shows the same appropriate code (either "M" for mail-in or "O" for office) with respect to both the AFDC and the FS unit.