A household receiving SNAP benefits or reapplying for SNAP must cooperate with any quality control review of its current or previous SNAP eligibility.

(a) A household whose eligibility has been terminated for refusal to cooperate with a quality control review may reapply for SNAP benefits. The household must not be determined eligible until it cooperates in the quality control review, except as set forth in clause ( b ) of this subparagraph.

(b) A household cannot be denied SNAP benefits for its refusal to cooperate in a quality control review if:

(1) the household was terminated for refusing to cooperate with a quality control review during the completed quality control review period; and

(2) the household reapplied for SNAP benefits more than 125 days after the end of the annual review period, if it was terminated for refusal to cooperate with a State quality control review, or more than nine months after the end of the annual review period, if it was terminated for refusal to cooperate with a Federal quality control review; and

(3) the household provides verification of its eligibility for SNAP in accordance with section 387.8(b) of this Part.