004.08(B) PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.

The 30-day processing standard applies. If the household’s application is or has been denied for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and is later found to have been categorically eligible, the original application date is used to certify the case. Another interview is not required but the application may have to be updated. If changes are made on the original application, applicant or authorized representative will need to initial and sign the application. If eligible, benefits would be issued from the date of the original Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program application or the date categorical eligibility was determined, whichever is later.