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TANF If all non-financial and financial conditions of eligibility (see Part IV: Non-Financial Eligibility and Part VI: Financial Eligibility) are met, the SSR shall approve the application and notify the applicant of the approval, the amount of assistance, and eligibility for MA (See Chapter 12: Categorical Eligibility in Part IV). If the applicant is eligible for FS a separate notice will be sent. If the applicant is ineligible during the month of application but becomes eligible before the application is denied, the SSR shall approve the application for the first month in which the applicant meets all eligibility requirements. GC See TANF FS If all financial and non-financial eligibility conditions are met (see Part IV: Non-Financial Eligibility and Part VI: Financial Eligibility), the SSR must notify the household in writing of its eligibility and the level of benefits the household will receive. All applications must be screened for expedited services (see Section 4.4: Screening Applications in this Part). The SSR must also send eligible households written notice of their requirement to report changes. For households under Simplified Reporting rules, the SSR shall send ACEDS notice F722: "Notice of Simplified Reporting." For households under Standard Reporting rules, the SSR shall send ACEDS notice F723: “Standard Reporting Notice." (See Part VII, Section 5.3.1: Standard Reporting and Section 5.3.2: Simplified Reporting.) DENIED 3.4

ALL The application shall be denied if:

the applicant does not cooperate with IMA in providing the information needed to determine eligibility, conditions of non-financial eligibility have not been met (see Part IV: Non-Financial Eligibility), income and/or assets exceed established limits (see Part VI: Financial Eligibility), or the application has been voluntarily withdrawn or abandoned.

The applicant shall be notified of the denial, reason for the denial, and right to a fair hearing (see Chapter 10: Notice of Adverse Action in Part VIII). MA To determine eligibility, the information on the application must be completed and signed, the group or its authorized representative must be interviewed, and certain information on the application must be verified.

If the group refuses to cooperate with the SSR in completing this process, the application will be denied on the basis of the refusal. For such a determination to be made, the group must be able to cooperate but clearly demonstrate that it chooses not to take the actions that are required to complete the application process. A refusal to be interviewed will result in a denial; failure to keep an appointment for an interview will not. If there is any question as to whether the group has failed to cooperate or is unable to cooperate, the group will not be denied. However, if information needed to determine eligibility is still missing by the end of the applicable timeframes, the application will be denied at that point.

The SSR shall not determine the group to be ineligible when a person outside of the group