317.01 Reimbursement - Financial Assistance (AAM)

317.01 Reimbursement - Financial Assistance (AAM)

SR 11-43 Dated 11/11 Previous Policy

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Applicants and recipients of financial assistance under the OAA, ANB, and APTD programs must acknowledge their obligation of reimbursement and that a notice of lien may be filed against any real property owned by the applicant/recipient or spouse, severally or jointly, after the date that financial assistance begins. To be considered spouses , a couple must not be divorced or legally separated.

Advise the applicant or recipient that:

. such a lien will not be enforced so long as the individual or spouse are still living, and for so long as the property is lawfully occupied by the recipient and/or surviving spouse, unless the property is voluntarily sold or refinanced while DHHS has a lien in place;

. a claim may be filed against the individual ' s or spouse ' s estate to satisfy DHHS ' s claim for reimbursement of financial assistance granted; and

. if DHHS intends to file a notice of lien on the individual ' s real property, the individual will receive a notice and will have the opportunity to appeal the lien placement.

Instruct the individual and their spouse (if applicable), or the ANB child ' s parent (on behalf of the child), to complete DFA Form 770, Reimbursement Agreement and Acknowledgment . Deny or terminate assistance if the individual, the individual ' s spouse, or ANB child ' s parent(s) fail or refuse to complete the financial assistance portion of DFA Form 770.

*Scan the original DFA Form 770 and a copy of any deeds into the individual ' s electronic case record*.