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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION GENERAL PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS FNS 170 NOTICES

5 Section 170 Change #21-2021 November 15, 2021 When a change is reported or becomes known in the last month of the certification period, the change will be made during the recertification process. L. Month prior to the last month of the certification When the change cannot be made in time to affect benefits for the last month of the certification period. 170.06 CANCELING OR VOIDING THE NOTICE OF ADVERSE ACTION (DSS-8553) Void DSS-8553, Notices of Adverse Action only when: A. Benefits are being reduced or terminated due to failure to comply with a work requirement and the non-compliance is cured prior to the sanction being invoked. (Once the sanction is imposed, it cannot be stopped.) EXAMPLE: A Notice of Adverse Action is issued on January 5 to decrease benefits effective January 31. The FNS unit cures the sanction on January 28. The notice is voided. B. The FNS unit requests a hearing with continued benefits. If the FNS unit wins the appeal, the notice is voided by the appeal decision. If county action is affirmed, the adverse action is only delayed. C. The notice was issued in error. D. A case is sent to Transitional Food and Nutrition Services Benefits. E. The household provides sufficient information to determine eligibility and/or benefit level, prior to the effective date of the DSS-8553, Notice of Adverse Action. Act on new circumstances in accordance with sections FNS 450.06 Situations when Benefits Cannot be Increased, and FNS 550.04 Change During the Transitional Food and Nutrition Services Benefit Period. If necessary, adjust the households' participation with a new DSS-8553, Notice of Adverse Action. 170.07 CONFIRMATION OF VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF BENEFITS (DSS-8632) Use the DSS-8632, Confirmation of Voluntary Termination of Benefits, to notify a FNS unit of a proposed reduction or termination of benefits within a certification period when a Notice of Adverse Action is not required. A. Move from the State When the FNS caseworker receives notification that the FNS unit has moved from the state, send a DSS-8632, Notice of Termination no later than the next scheduled issuance