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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES MANUAL SIMPLIFIED REPORTING (SR) HOUSEHOLDS FNS 505 SR RECERTIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
3 FNS 505 Change #7-2021 July 26, 2021 2. A faxed or emailed DSS-2435 is acceptable. If the fax or email is received during non-business hours the date received will be the next business day. 3. If received prior to the first day of the last month of the certification period, do not return to the FNS unit. Take the following actions: a) Contact the FNS unit, by telephone no later than the 3rd workday of the last month of the certification period. Question the household to determine if any changes occurred between the time the FNS household completed the recertification and the first day of the last month of their certification period. Document the conversation in NC FAST. i. Explain to the household that in the future they should not return the DSS-2435 prior to the first day of the last month of the certification period. Encourage them to return it as close to the first day of the month as possible. ii. If unable to contact by telephone, send a DSS-8650 to request the household contact you. If the household does not contact the agency, deny for failure to provide information on the appropriate due date. b) For recertifications received prior to the first day of the last month of their certification period the date of recertification will be considered the first day of the last month of their certification period. B. Documentation of the Date of Recertification: 1. Date stamp (physical or electronically) with the date the filed DSS-2435 is received in the agency. 2. Document the date of recertification in NC FAST per instructions found in NC FAST Help. 505.05 TYPES OF RECERTIFICATION The type of application for recertification is determined by the date the filed recertification is received in the local agency. The three types of recertifications are as follows: A. Timely: A filed DSS-2435 that is received in the agency on or before the 15th calendar day of the last month of the current certification period. B. Untimely: