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377 Volume 14 August 2011 Section 2.3 Ineligible Household Members: A note has been added to item 6 to clarify that the operative date when looking at felony drug convictions is the date of the crime itself rather than the date of the conviction.

Section 5.1 Verification Prior to Certification (8) Shelter/Utility Expenses: A paragraph has been added to this section to clarify how to handle shelter/utility expenses that cannot be verified within 30 days of the date of application. Section 5.1 Verification Prior to Certification (9) Medical Expenses: Additional clarification has been added regarding verification and treatment of recurring and nonrecurring medical expenses at initial certification. Section 5.7 Verification subsequent to Initial Certification (1) Recertification: Medical Expenses have been removed from Item “B” and Item “F” has been created as a separate item for medical expenses. Additional instructions for verification of medical expenses at 6-month recertification and annual recertification have also been added to be consistent with the reference guide provided at the SNAP Regional Training. Section 8.5 Disqualification Periods for Failure to Comply with SNAP Work Requirements: Wording in this section has been revised to reduce misinterpretation of policy. A note has also been added to define compliance. Section 11.6 Income Exclusions: Loans and Lump Sums have been added to this section as income exclusions. Section 12.8 Excess Medical Deduction: Age 60 has been added for clarity of definition of elderly. Section 12.8 Excess Medical Deduction (1) Nonrecurring Medical Expenses: This section has been re- worded for clarity and consistency with the reference guide provided at the SNAP Regional Training. SNAP Tool Kit Attachment 5: SNAP Annual Recertification Chart: Corrections have been made to both the instructions and examples (for treatment of untimely and late recertifications) to reflect that clients have 30 days from the date the recertification form is received to complete the recertification process. Additional clarifications have also been added for treatment of untimely and late recertifications. Volume 15 October 2011 Section 8.5 Disqualification Periods for Failure to Comply with SNAP Work Requirements: verbiage has been added to this section to clarify that SNAP recipients who are sanctioned for failure to comply with FI work requirements must comply with these requirements or become exempt from them in order to become eligible for SNAP. Section 12.1 Income Deductions/General: The maximum excess shelter deduction has changed to $459. Section 12.2 Standard Deduction: The standard income deduction for a household of 1-3 has changed to $147.