135.03 No ANP Required (AAM)

135.03 No ANP Required (AAM)

SR 94-04 Dated 04/94 Previous Policy

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There is no ANP when any of the following circumstances result in termination of assistance, decreases in the level of eligibility, or decreases in the amount of benefits:

• The individual provides a written, signed request to voluntarily terminate assistance.

• The individual ’ s location is unknown, and DFA mail is returned by the Postal Service indicating no forwarding address is on file.

• The individual has been accepted for assistance in a new state.

• The individual is placed in a nursing facility or long term hospitalization.

• The individual is admitted or committed to a public institution and is no longer eligible for public assistance.

• The individual is deceased.

• The individual requests in writing to voluntarily initiate, change, or remove a vendor payee, or to change the amount of a vendor payment

• The individual has been getting a positive grant adjustment and the adjustment period is complete. Notify the individual in writing, at the start of the adjustment, of the date the adjustment period ends.

• An individual or assistance group is closed in one case and opened in another, due to administrative procedures, and the level of eligibility and amount of assistance remains the same.