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220 EXCEPTION: This does not apply to households which file an application within 30 days after the end of the certification period.

The Agency must notify the household which has filed an application for recertification when an initial interview to determine eligibility is missed by the household or the household’s designated authorized representative. This notification will communicate to the household that they are responsible for rescheduling missed interviews. The Agency will not initiate additional action beyond this notification requirement unless the applicant requests another interview.

1 7 . 3 P R O C E S S I N G A P P L I C A T I O N S F O R R E C E R T I F I C A T I O N S (1) Timely recertification

A timely application for recertification is an application received by the 15th day of the last month of the current certification period. If the 15th falls on a holiday or weekend, the application for recertification is due on the last working day prior to the holiday or weekend.

The household must be notified of the approval or denial by the end of the household’s current certification; however, the application cannot be denied for failure to provide information before the certification period expires. If the end of the month falls on a holiday or weekend, requested information must be received by close of business on the last working day of the month.

The household’s recertification application may be denied at the end of the current certification period. However, the household is allowed the 30 days after the end of the certification period to complete the recertification process and have its application treated as an application for recertification.

Procedure: All initial applications, reapplications, and annual recertifications must be registered in SCWINS. A date set ten days from the application file date (four days for expedited application) will be automatically entered on CHIP INRD screen in the INTERVIEW DATE field. When the interview is conducted, the ES Worker should acknowledge the completion of the interview by coding CHIP INRD screen with a “Y” in the interview completed field and ensure that the INTERVIEW DATE field reflects the actual date that the interview was completed.

If the interview is not completed within the applicable timeframe (ten days for non-expedited or four days for expedited applications) or if the interview is not acknowledged with a “Y” in the INTERVIEW COMPLETED field on INRD within the applicable timeframe, a Notice of Missed Interview (NOMI) will be sent to the household.