9043.3 Certification Period
1) Certify jointly processed households for up to twelve months, according to the standards in DSSM 9068. 2) In cases jointly processed in which the SSI determination results in denial, and DSS believes that food stamp eligibility or benefit levels may be affected, send the household a notice of expiration advising that the certification period will expire the end of the month following the month in which the notice is sent and that it must reapply if it wishes to continue to participate. The notice will also explain that its certification period is expiring because of changes in circumstances which may affect food stamp eligibility or benefit levels and that the households may be entitled to an out-of-office interview, in accordance with DSSM 9030.