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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS FNS 435 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY
4 FNS 435 Change #XX-2021 November 15, 2021 The caseworker must document the first request by documenting in NC FAST the date that the DSS-8650A is provided to the applicant household. 2. The second request provided to the applicant household is the DSS-8650 FNS Notice of Information Needed. The DSS-8650 requests information that is specific to the applicant household’s situation and allows the applicant household 10 calendar days to provide the verification. This second request is only required if there are missing verifications. See manual section FNS 170.09 Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Notice of Information Needed for instructions on how to complete the form. B. It is the workers responsibility to issue the DSS-8650 timely enough to expire prior to the processing deadline outlined in FNS 420 Normal Application Processing Time Frame. C. The FNS unit must be given the full 10 calendar days to provide verifications. Do not dispose the application prior to the expiration of the 10 calendar days. 435.04 REQUESTING INFORMATION AT APPLICATION PROCEDURES A. Normal applications missing non-required verifications only: 1. Request non-required information using the DSS-8650. a. Allow the FNS applicant 10 calendar days to provide the missing non- required information. b. Issue the DSS-8650 timely enough to allow the 10 days to expire prior to the processing deadline as outlined in FNS 420 Normal Application Processing Time Frame. 2. If non-required information is provided, process application within five (5) days of receipt, but no later than the deadline found in FNS 420 Normal Application Processing Time Frame. 3. If non-required information is not returned, process the application within five (5) days of expiration of the DSS-8650, but no later than the deadline found in FNS 420 Normal Application Processing Time Frame. 4. If the verification is provided after the application is disposed, treat as a change in situation per FNS 515 SR Changes during Certification Period. Example: FNS application was filed, and interview conducted.