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Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 02/01/2022 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 1 of 10 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Timeliness Standards Policy 24.03 Effective: February 1, 2022 Introduction TDHS employees shall follow instructional steps for processing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications by the fourth (4th), seventh (7th), fifteenth (15th), or thirtieth (30th) calendar day from the application date depending on whether the application is expedited or not. Scope To provide standards for the delivery of service and/or notification of action taken on an application and to address certain situations, which may occur because of various applicant/participant, or county caused delays and the type of action that should be taken when this happens. Policy A. Processing Standards 1. The process of determining eligibility for SNAP shall proceed as promptly as possible after an application is filed. 2. The standard of promptness for determining eligibility for SNAP is seven (7) calendar days for expedited applications and thirty (30) calendar days for regular applications. 3. In the case of expedited applications, the county office will determine eligibility timely enough for the household to receive the benefits on or before the seventh (7th) calendar day following the application date. 4. If a household does not have an Electronic Benefit Card (EBT) then the application would need to be completed in time for a card to be issued prior to benefits being released. 5. In the case of expedited benefits that would mean that the application should be processed on or before the fourth (4th) calendar day to ensure that the card and benefits would be received by the seventh (7th) calendar day.