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110 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 1: Application review all information on the existing application, make changes where necessary, re-sign and date the application. By doing this, the applicant attests the information provided is accurate and correct. If ODHS|OHA is denying benefits in the initial month (e.g., the applicant was over income in the month of application) and the applicant wants to apply the following month, the existing application may be used. The applicant would need to review, update and re-sign the application within the following month. The date this is done establishes a new filing date. IEVS screens must be rechecked. When a case closes at the end of the certification/benefit period a new application and eligibility determination is required. Unless there is an exception in rule, an application is also required at renewal and any time there is a break in benefits. ERDC An application is not needed or required when: • The caretaker requests to re-open their case within 30 days of case closure (if the case closes during the certification period). The case can be re-opened without an application if the caretaker still meets ERDC eligibility. If an application is denied, the same application can be reused. If this is done, the applicant must review all information on the existing application, make changes where necessary, re-sign and date the application. By doing this, the applicant attests the information provided is accurate and correct. When a case closes at the end of the certification/benefit period a new application and eligibility determination is required. Unless there is an exception in rule, an application is also required at renewal and any time there is a break in benefits. REF If an application is denied, the same application can be reused. If this is done, the applicant must review all information on the existing application, make changes where necessary, and re-sign and date the application. By doing this, the applicant attests the information provided is accurate and correct. No new application is needed if a case is suspended for one month due to being over income and then reopened the month after the suspend month. When a case closes at the end of the certification/benefit period a new application and eligibility determination is required. Unless there is an exception in rule, an application is also required at renewal and any time there is a break in benefits. MSP A new application is not required under the following circumstances: • When a single application can be used for both a denial in the month of application and for determining eligibility the next month, if anticipated changes for the next month are within the processing time frame. • When a case is suspended for one month because the case was over income and the case is reopened the month after the suspended month. • The individual’s medical benefits were suspended during incarceration, the individual is no longer a resident of a public institution and ODHS|OHA learns of the change within 12 calendar months. OSIPM