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MS 6450 [1]

Volume 2 – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) MS 6450 – R. 5/31/26 – OMTL – 695 Special Issuance Timeframes for Expedited Services

[The following special issuance timeframes exist for certain households eligible for expedited services:

A. If the household member is a resident of a Drug Addiction or Alcohol (DAA) treatment center, make the household's benefits available no later than five calendar days following the date the application was filed.

B. If the household member is a resident of a shelter for battered persons and children, make the household's benefits available no later than five calendar days following the date the application was filed.

C. If a telephone interview is conducted for a household and the application signature cannot be obtained by phone, the application must be mailed to the applicant for signature. The mailing time and the time the application is in the household's possession are not included in determining the time standards for expedited services. Expedited processing timeframes begin on the date the signed application is received in the local office. Enter the date the signed application is received in the Signature Date field. Make the household's benefits available no later than five calendar days after the signed application is received at the local office.

D. If prescreening procedures fail to identify a household as being entitled to expedited services and it is later discovered that the household is entitled, provide expedited services to the household within five calendar days of the date of discovery. Calculate the processing timeframes from the date it is discovered that the household is entitled to expedited services rather than from the date of application.]