101.08 PROCESSING APPLICATIONS

Specialists must determine eligibility based on information contained on the application form as well as information secured during the application process. Appropriate DOM forms, along with other legal or official documents which support the eligibility decision must be filed in the correct case documents folder within MEDS. As part of the eligibility process, information provided by the applicant, secured through electronic data bases and obtained from other sources must be verified, documented, and evaluated by the specialist prior to making the eligibility decision. If information provided by or on behalf of an applicant on the application form is consistent with information obtained through electronic data sources, eligibility must be determined based on such information. An applicant must not be required to provide additional verification or documentation unless needed information cannot be obtained electronically or the information obtained electronically is not consistent with information declared on the application or otherwise secured during the application process.