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12 REINSTATEMENT A reinstatement may be completed on a case in the situations described below: 1. When a hearing decision has determined that the individual is eligible and the case has been closed. 2. When the case is closed and the payee requests a state hearing during the ten-day advance notice period. 3. When a case has been closed in error. See discussion later in the chapter concerning Retroactive and Corrective Action. There must be documentation in the case record explaining the error. 4. When an application has been denied in error. Document the explanation for the error in the case record. 5. When a rejected applicant for refugee assistance has met his spend-down within the designated six months' spend-down period. See Chapter 17, Refugee Program, for refugee information. 6. When a spend-down individual, who is a refugee and whose case was closed because his income increased, has spent down his additional excess income within the same specified spend-down period. 7. When a notice of closure is sent as the result of a missed appointment and the client submits a redetermination application after the 10 day notice period but prior to rollover. The case may be reverted to “open” status and eligibility determined. Cases in the above instances can be reinstated without a reapplication being processed and without the usual complete determination of eligibility. In MAVERICS the procedure known as "revert to open" is a form of reinstatement. Please refer to Volume X, Chapter 4 for the proper procedures in MAVERICS for the reinstatement of TANF benefits. ASSISTANCE DURING HEARING PROCESS There are time limits that apply to a request for a local or state hearing. Continuation of assistance during the hearing process is based on the timeliness of the hearing request. See Chapter 13, Hearing Process, for a full discussion of hearings and client and county responsibilities.

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