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405 interview is required for SCCAP “Y” households. In addition, this section has been updated to reflect that SCCAP “Y” households will be assigned a 48-month (4-year) certification period.

19.4 Exception to South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP) Eligibility: This section has been updated to reflect that the DSS Form 1205 may be registered as a regular SNAP or ESAP application, when applicable. In addition, this section has been updated to clarify the proper coding for the SCCAP indicator field on CHIP INRD screen for SCCAP households who choose to opt out of SCCAP “Y”.

19.5 SSA Procedures for the South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP): This section has been updated to reflect that the Social Security Administration (SSA) will transfer SDX information for the SCCAP project to SCDSS instead of to the SCCAP unit since this unit no longer exists.

19.6 Responsibility for South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP) Households: This section has been updated to reflect that local county DSS offices assume full responsibility for SCCAP “Y” cases.

19.8 Changes in South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP) Households: This section has been updated to reflect the new procedures to follow to change a regular SNAP household to SCCAP “Y” and to change a SCCAP “Y” to regular SNAP.

19.9 Recipient Claims for South Carolina Combined Application Project (SCCAP) Households: This section has been updated to reflect that possible claims for SCCAP cases should be referred to the Benefit Integrity supervisor in the county of residence.

19.10 Definition of The Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP): This section has been updated to reflect that local county DSS offices assume full responsibility for ESAP cases.

19.11 Eligibility for The Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP): This section has been updated to reflect that ESAP households must complete an interview at initial application and reapplication and notification of eligibility is sent by local county DSS offices.

19.12 Processing Households Eligible for The Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP): This section has been revised to update the procedures and to reflect that ESAP households must complete an interview at initial application and reapplication.

19.13 Determining Continued Eligibility for The Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP): This section has been updated to remove the reference that the DSS Form 3808 is returned to the centralized ESAP unit since this unit no longer exists. In addition, this section has been updated to reflect that ESAP households will not have to verify any additional information to determine eligibility, unless questionable.