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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 215 RESIDENCE Section 215 Change #02-2026 August 4, 2026 i. Do not refer the client or the application/recertification to the new county of residence. ii. The county in which the client is active is responsible for completing the recertification. iii. Complete the transfer after the recertification is disposed. b. The FNS household has submitted an application or visited the new county of residence in-person: i. Do not refer the client back to the active county. ii. The new county is responsible for the recertification. iii. A supervisor in the new county must contact the county in which the household is active within 3 days of receipt of the application/recertification or office visit. iv. The county in which the client is active is responsible for changing the address and the owner of the income support and product delivery case. NOTE: If an action is pending in the active county and the new county receives a DSS-2435, the form should be forwarded to the active county. 215.06 MOVE BY THE FNS UNIT OUT OF THE STATE When an FNS unit moves out of the state, take the following steps. A. Terminate the FNS unit without Notice of Adverse Action. B. Provide the FNS unit with a DSS-8632 Confirmation of Voluntary Reduction or Termination of Benefits, which indicates the date benefits were last received in North Carolina. C. Advise the FNS unit to contact the appropriate FNS Office in the new state. D. The FNS unit may use their EBT card in the other state if the new state’s EBT System can accept a North Carolina EBT card. NOTE: Returned mail with an out of state forwarding address by itself would not be considered reliable information to act upon.