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Should the household report on the interim report the addition of a household member to be included in the case, the name, relationship, social security number, date of birth, declaration of citizenship, and date the new person was added to the household must be noted on the form. If all necessary information is provided on the interim report, use of the 946 Change Reporting Form to add a person to the case will not be necessary. CLIENT NOTIFICATIONS The recipient has the right to be notified of any changes in the amount of the TANF benefit and in the eligibility of any member of the budget group. Refer to topics in this material for the discussion on notices which must be sent and to Volume X for instructions for generating the notice forms. AUTHORIZATIONS The eligibility worker or supervisory staff may authorize continuing eligibility and changes in eligibility and benefit amount. This includes redeterminations, and changes reported by other means. SPECIAL PROCEDURES Transfer of Cases Between Counties Case transfers require the use of appropriate MAVERICS procedures. See Volume X for specific MAVERICS transfer procedures. Counties must communicate and coordinate case transfers, especially when a generic case is involved, to prevent undue hardship on the recipient. Cases to Transfer When a county office becomes aware that a recipient or TANF family group is living in another county in the state, the worker will determine from the recipient whether the stay out of the county is a visit or a permanent move. If the recipient states that the stay is a visit (less than 30 days), set a tickler to send a notice of adverse action prior to rollover to freeze and close the case unless the recipient reports his return. If the recipient states that the stay is a permanent one,

transfer the case to the new county in which the recipient is living and notify the new county of the transfer.

Responsibilities of Transferring County Prior to transferring the case, the worker will review the case record, prepare any improper payment report indicated, and take appropriate steps regarding changes that affect the recipient's eligibility or TANF benefit, including the handling of all pending IEVS or other alerts. Cases may be transferred to a new county in open or received status, depending on case actions pending, if any, at the time of transfer (see “Transfer Procedures/Add-a-Program” below). Appropriate steps include the following: • Entering change data in the system when the transferring county is aware of an increase due the assistance unit. Authorize the increase in the TANF benefit and send notification to the recipient prior to transferring the case through the MAVERICS system.