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An eligibility staff member shall make an eligibility determination and issue SNAP benefits to eligible SSI households within 30 days following the date the application was received by the SSA. Applications will be considered filed for normal processing purposes when the signed application is received by SSA. The expedited processing time standards shall begin on the date the State agency receives a SNAP application. Households in which all members are applying for or participating in SSI will not be required to see a state eligibility staff member or otherwise be subjected to an additional application interview. The SNAP application will be processed by the OPA including necessary interfaces and narrating a case note. The OPA shall not contact the household further to obtain information for certification for SNAP benefits unless the application is improperly completed; mandatory verification is missing; or, the OPA determines that certain information on the application is questionable. In no event would the applicant be required to appear at the OPA to finalize the eligibility determination. The SSA shall prescreen all applications for entitlement to expedited services on the day the application is received at the SSA office and shall mark “Expedited Processing” on the first page of all households' applications that appear to be entitled to such processing. The SSA will inform households which appear to meet the criteria for expedited service that benefits may be issued a few days sooner if the household applies directly at the SNAP office. The household may take the application from SSA to the SNAP office for screening, an interview, and processing. Re-certifications for these same households can also be completed at an SSA office with the same procedures stated above. APPLICATIONS FILED BY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS: Applications submitted by incarcerated individuals nearing their release date can be processed. The date the individual is SNAP eligible is the date the individual is released from the facility. This applies only to new applicant households, not to individuals joining an existing SNAP household. This does not apply to those being released to an ineligible institution (pre-release center). Incarcerated applicants are directed to the online application or provided a paper application, if requested, approximately 5-10 days before release. Applications received up to 30 days prior to the date of release can be processed. The interviews are completed by phone (with the permission and assistance from the facility). All non-waived SNAP regulations and rules apply to the application process. APPLICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION COPIES: