002.02 QUALIFYING MONTH.

A month in which the applicant or beneficiary can demonstrate compliance with the work requirements. For applicants applying for benefits, the qualifying month must be the month prior to the month of application. For existing beneficiaries, the qualifying month must be one of the months during the time period between the beneficiary’s initial determination or most recent regularly scheduled redetermination of eligibility and the beneficiary’s next regularly scheduled redetermination of eligibility.