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□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP • If the household cannot be contacted by telephone, mail Form 2565-EE, Application Information & Interview Appointment Notice, the same day the application is received, scheduling the appointment no later than the 6th day from the application date. • If the household is also applying for TANF, schedule a joint SNAP/TANF appointment at that time. • Applicants in drug or alcoholic treatment centers or group living arrangements - Provide benefits so individuals receive their SNAP benefits by the seventh day after the application date. • Joint SNAP/Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants released from public institutions - Authorize benefits so the individual receives their SNAP benefits within seven days after release from the institution. 142 LIMIT ON EXPEDITED SERVICE (toc) There is no limit to the number of expedited certifications for a household if it: • provides the verification postponed at the last expedited certification, OR • was certified under normal processing procedures since the last expedited certification. Note: Households not entitled to expedited service shall have their application processed according to normal standards. Households may request a conference to contest a denial of expedited service. Conferences shall be scheduled within two (2) working days, unless the household requests a later date. 1. Does the applicant’s application and statement indicate eligibility for expedited services based on eligibility criteria in E&P MS A-141? 2. Has the applicant received expedited services before? 3. Has the applicant provided all postponed verifications from the previous certification or has the applicant been certified under normal 30-day processing since the last expedited certification? 4. Does the applicant or A/R being interviewed have proof of identity? Yes Go to Step 2 Yes Go to Step 3 Yes Go To Step 4 Yes Stop – Eligible to Process No Not Eligible - Stop No Go to Step 4 No Not Eligible - Stop No Not Eligible Until ID provided APPLICATION PROCESSING EXPEDITE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 26 June 26 MTL 08/26 A-141