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NOTICE OF ACTION— 1. CONTENT Complete Notice —Written notice that includes the action the agency intends to take, the reason for the action, the agency policy and state and federal regulations supporting the action, the right to request a fair hearing, the person to contact for additional information, the availability of continued benefits and liability for such benefits if found ineligible in the hearing decision. 2. TIMELINESS a. Adequate Notice — Written notification as stated above, to be received by the individual no later than the date of action or the date payment would have been received. b. Timely Notice — Written notification as stated above, mailed ten (10) days prior to the date of action. 3. System notices are mailed the working day after they are sent from the system and are not mailed on weekends or holidays. O OJT–On the Job Training OPA–Office of Public Assistance Field Services ON-GOING ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION—The act of evaluating each open case and finding the case eligible or ineligible. ONE-THIRD REDUCTION RULE—Applies to an applicant or recipient for whom both food and shelter are provided by another household, individual, or entity for a full calendar month. The value of free food and shelter is considered to be one-third of the monthly SSI SPA. OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE—Means the individual is not precluded from eligibility by some other provision of Title IV-A XIX of the Social Security Act and the individual meets all the program requirements. OVERISSUANCE— Benefits received by or for an assistance unit for which that unit was not eligible. OWNER—In the case of a life insurance policy, the person who has the right to change the policy; normally the person who pays the premium. P PAB—Public Assistance Bureau PC—Program Compliance PCA—Program Compliance Auditor PMV—Presumed Maximum Value PPACA—Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act PRUCOL—Permanently Residing Under Color of Law PARENT—A natural, adoptive or stepparent. PARTNERSHIP—Entities with two or more partners; may include both working and silent partners. Partnership agreement defines each partner’s share of income, gains, losses, deductions and credits.