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(See MAVERICS, Chapter 3, The Pending Process). 3. Make any referrals indicated, such as for WIC, family planning, TANF Work Program, child support, Vocational Rehabilitation, etc. 4. Explain family cap requirements. See Chapter 3, Family Benefit Cap. 5. Review the individual’s status regarding time limit counters and explain that status. Help the individual make any appropriate choices related to continuing assistance. See Chapter 3, Time Limits. 6. Again explain the conditions under which the recipient receives assistance; that is, the responsibility for reporting changes, the rights to assistance, the appeal and to have a local or state hearing. 7. If additional information is needed to make a final eligibility determination, use the appropriate MAVERICS notice to request the information. Print a copy of all pages of the notice for the client, discuss each item that is needed, and explain when the information needs to be returned (send the notice to history in MAVERICS). 8. When requested information is returned, make updates/changes to IIDO and to MAVERICS data entries as needed and process the case in the system. See Chapter 7, Gathering and Documenting Information, for instruction on forms to be filed in the case record. 9. Rework the case in the system. MAVERICS will automatically set the review date when benefits are authorized.

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