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For new applications, including category changes from MAGI to non-MAGI categories, the AVS completes a 5 year look back period. At redetermination, AVS reviews resources for 1 month prior to redetermination date. For reapplications, AVS completes a 4-month lookback period. AVS requests can be made every 90 days, however, if an AVS exchange is required prior to the 90 days, this must be sent to PAL, and if determined necessary, PAL can request a new AVS ping. Unless necessary, AVS pings should not occur more than once a year. Resource verifications returned from the AVS are obtained from Experian, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and real property searches. Matches are made using the members’ name and Social Security Number. If a member does not have an SSN, then an AVS data match can’t be completed. For liquid resources including bank accounts, a search within 65 miles of the members’ address listed in the case is completed. While the AVS ping will return verifications from most of the larger banks, some of the smaller banks may not return information. Some liquid resource that may return results includes: • Checking accounts • Savings accounts • Money markets • Stocks balances if affiliated with a bank account • IRA’s and retirement fund balances • Miller Trust balances • Trust fund amounts, but not the actual legal Trust document • Vehicles registered in the members’ name and listed address in the eligibility system Real property in the member’s name. When the worker completes the wrap-up in the Eligibility system, this will ping the AVS system, and AVS will return the electronic verification in 13 days. A 2032 Request for Verifications form must also be sent to the member with the 13-day deadline pending all unverified resources. If the member’s resources are verified via hard copy before the 13 days, the worker should not send it to SRED or authorize the case until the AVS electronic verification is returned or on the 13th day that the verifications are due. Unless the member is failing (such as being over income), no case action should be taken until the 13th day. With the exception of issuing continued benefits due to an appeal, workers should not override AVS pings prior to the 13th day without PAL approval. If an unreported or unverified resource by the member is found by AVS, then the AVS information should be entered to continue the eligibility determination process. At no time should a case be closed