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(a) The Department has factual information confirming the death of a recipient or of the FI payee when there is no relative available to serve as new payee; (b) The Department receives a clear written statement signed by a recipient that he no longer wishes assistance, or that gives information which requires termination or reduction of assistance, and the recipient has indicated, in writing, that he understands that this must be the consequence of supplying such information; (c) The recipient has been admitted or committed to an institution, and is ineligible for further payments; (d) The recipient has been placed in skilled nursing care, intermediate care or long-term hospitalization; (e) The claimant’s whereabouts are unknown and agency mail directed to him has been returned by the post office indicating no known forwarding address. The claimant’s check must, however, be made available to him if his whereabouts become known during the payment period covered by a returned check; (f) A recipient has been accepted for assistance in a new jurisdiction and that fact has been established by the jurisdiction previously providing assistance; (g) A FI child is removed from the home as a result of a judicial determination, or voluntarily placed in foster care by his legal guardian. (3) When changes in either State law require automatic grant adjustments for classes of recipients, adequate notice of such grant adjustments shall be given which includes a statement of the intended action, the reasons for such intended action, and a statement of the circumstances under which a hearing may be obtained and assistance continued. (4) When the Department obtains facts indicating that assistance should be discontinued, suspend- ed, terminated, or reduced because of the probable fraud of the recipient, and, where possible, such facts have been verified through collateral sources, notice of such grant adjustment shall be timely if it is received by the date the action would become effective. I. Institutional Status. (1) Assistance is not available for any individual who is an inmate of a public institution, such as a correctional institution, juvenile detention facility, etc. (2) Assistance is available for the month of entry and the following month for an individual who enters a medical institution or an institution for mental diseases. (a) ‘‘Medical institution’’ means an institution which: (i) Is organized to provide medical care, including nursing and convalescent care; (ii) Has the necessary professional personnel, equipment, and facilities to manage the medical, nursing, and other health needs of patients on a continuing basis in accordance with accepted standards; (iii) Is authorized under State law to provide medical care; (b) ‘‘Institution for mental diseases’’ means an institution which is primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment or care of persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services. (3) Assistance is available for recipients who enter facilities operated by the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Substances for the month of entry and the following month. J. Minor Unmarried Parent. The Department requires a minor unmarried parent under age eighteen to live in the household of her parent, legal guardian, other adult relative or in an adult supervised supportive living arrangement (e.g., a foster home or maternity home) in order to receive FI benefits unless: (1) The minor parent has no living parent or legal guardian whose whereabouts is known; (2) No living parent or legal guardian of the minor parent allows the minor parent to live in his or her home;