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10.4 Benefits Received in Another State TANF assistance received in another state does not count toward SC's 24-month time limit but does count toward the Federal 60-month time limit. A family that received benefits in another state but has not reached the Federal 60-month time limit may receive benefits up to 24 months in SC if otherwise eligible.

If the case closes for any reason after reaching the federal 60 months, but State 24 months have not been exhausted; the family is ineligible for any additional State months, unless the family meets a time limit exception.

Verification of TANF Benefits from Another State During the application process, ask the applicant, and document, if he/she or any adult member of the BG lived in another state or US Territory since October 1996 and if so, if they received any federal TANF assistance.

1. Negative Response If the applicant states that he/she or any adult member lived in another state or US Territory and the response is “no” during an initial application to indicate that TANF benefits were not received in the other state(s) or US Territory:

A. Do not count any out-of-state TANF assistance months for this BG.

B. Document the case record accordingly.

C. Send DSS Form 1262, Benefits Inquiry, or contact the appropriate agency for verification of benefits. Do not delay case approval beyond 30 days while awaiting a response.

2. Positive Response If the applicant states that he/she or any adult member lived in another state or US Territory and the response is “yes” during an initial application to indicate that TANF benefits were received in the other state(s) or US Territory: A. Ask in which county and state the assistance was received.

B. Send DSS Form 1262 or contact the appropriate agency to determine the number of months benefits were received. Do not delay case approval beyond 30 days while awaiting a response.

C. Enter countable federal time limit months as appropriate on CHIP screen FITL using tracking code "AS" when verification is received.

3. Ongoing Cases If an active BG is currently receiving TANF cash benefits in this State and it appears that an adult in the case may have received countable TANF months in another state any time after October 1996, send the DSS Form 1262 or contact the other state for verification.

4. CHIP Coding Enter countable federal time limit months as appropriate on CHIP screen FITL using tracking code "AS".