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598 Chapter 3:Processes and procedures • Section 1: Acting on reported changes (07/2026) the new person has been determined to meet all eligibility criteria and ODHS|OHA receives the required verification. For SMB and SMF, the effective date is the first of the month in which the new person has been determined to meet all eligibility criteria and ODHS|OHA receives the required verification. Removing a household member When an individual in a benefit group of more than one individual dies, the effective date of the closure or reduction in benefits is the date of the individual’s death. OSIPM Adding a household member The effective date for adding a new person to the benefit group is whichever of the following occurs first: • The first of the month in which the individual requests assistance, if it is verified that they were eligible as of that date, or • The first of the month in which all eligibility requirements are met, if met within 45 days of the date of request. Removing a household member If the person has left the benefit group in the current budget month because they are ineligible, disqualified or left the household, the effective date for the individual leaving the household is the later of the following: • The last day of the month in which medical eligibility was redetermined if completed between the 1st of the month and the timely notice cutoff date, or • The last day of the month after the month in which medical eligibility was redetermined if completed after the timely notice cutoff date. If the change will reduce assistance and there is no MAGI eligibility, the effective date for the remaining benefit group members is the later of the following: • The first of the month following the month in which the change was processed if completed between the 1st of the month and the timely notice cutoff date, or • The first day of the second month after the month in which the change was processed if completed after the timely notice cutoff date. If the change will end assistance and there is no MAGI eligibility, the effective date for the remaining benefit group members is the later of the following: • The last day of the month in which medical eligibility was redetermined if completed between the 1st of the month and the timely notice cutoff date, or • The last day of the month after the month in which medical eligibility was redetermined if completed after the timely notice cutoff date. When an individual in a benefit group of more than one individual dies, the effective date of the closure or reduction in assistance is the date of the individual’s death.