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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2018

CHANGE IN COUNTY OF RESIDENCE

0008.06.21

● Check the financial responsibility begin date on the SPEC/XFER panel and correct it if necessary. MAXIS will automatically transfer financial responsibility on the date listed. See 0006.06 (Moving Between Counties - Participants).

● When you receive the Change Report Form (DHS-2402) (PDF) from the unit, update MAXIS with new or changed information. Complete the application process, recertification process, or other outstanding work as necessary.

● Send a referral to the Employment Services Provider and child care worker in your county unless the client is exempt. See 0028.06.10 (Who Is Exempt From SNAP E&T).

● If you do not get the Change Report Form (DHS-2402) (PDF) from the unit within 10 days of the date mailed by the former county, generate a 10 day notice to close the case. See 0026.12.03 (10 Day Notice).

See TEMP Manual TE02.09.14 (How to Transfer a Single Claim) and TE02.09.18 (When to Transfer a MAXIS Claim) for when and how to transfer a MAXIS claim to another county.

To determine which county is financially responsible for which months, see 0006 (Determining Financial Responsibility).

MFIP: You do need to verify the new address, see 0011.09 (County Residence).

Participants in the Safe At Home (SAH) Program only need to verify their county of residence, see 0029.29 (Safe At Home Program).

When a minor child getting MFIP moves to another county to live with a different caregiver, the former county must remove the child from the unit effective the month after the move. See 0006.09 (Moving Between Counties - Minor Children). If there is not enough time to send the unit a notice, remove the child effective the 2nd month after the move. See 0026 (Notices). There is no overpayment if they report the move timely.

The new county must take an application or addendum for the child. See 0005.09.03 (When People Must Complete an Application), 0005.09.09 (When to Use an Addendum to an Application), 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit - Cash).

It is possible for a child to get benefits from 2 different counties in the same month. See 0011.21 (Receipt of Other Assistance).

DWP: For applicants:

● When a move between counties occurs before the application has been approved and before the employment plan (EP) has been developed, the case must be transferred to the new county. The receiving county must meet with the applicant prior to approval to develop an EP that includes activities that fit with the applicant and the receiving county.

● When the application has not been approved, but the EP has been developed in the first county, it is up to the receiving county to decide whether it would be easier to complete processing the case in the county to which the unit has just moved. The 2 counties should agree to this prior to the case transfer.

For participants:

● When a move between counties occurs during the 4-month DWP period and the participant continues to meet DWP eligibility criteria, the case will remain on DWP. The new county MUST meet with the participant to develop an Employment Plan (EP) that builds on the work that had been done in the previous county. This does NOT apply to Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.