1. OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE

An opportunity to participate includes the authorization of benefits and access to those benefits through an EBT card.

The Department shall give eligible households that complete the initial application process an opportunity to participate as soon as possible but no later than 30 calendar days following the date of application (Section 999-1). In instances where a card must be ordered for the household, authorization any later than the 27th day from the date of application, will not provide the household an opportunity to participate within the 30 day standard.

NOTE: The Department will mail a decision or card to the designated address of a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) within the same timeframe consistent with this section. The administrators of the ACP will then forward the mail to the ACP participant. Therefore, the ACP participant might experience delays in receiving decisions and cards.

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1. OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE

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An opportunity to participate includes the authorization of benefits and access to those benefits through an EBT card.

The Department shall give eligible households that complete the initial application process an opportunity to participate as soon as possible but no later than 30 calendar days following the date of application (Section 999-1). In instances where a card must be ordered for the household, authorization any later than the 27th day from the date of application, will not provide the household an opportunity to participate within the 30 day standard.

NOTE: The Department will mail a decision or card to the designated address of a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) within the same timeframe consistent with this section. The administrators of the ACP will then forward the mail to the ACP participant. Therefore, the ACP participant might experience delays in receiving decisions and cards.