2. Reasons for Denial of Aged, Blind, and Disabled MAO Applications and Cases

Reasons for denying applications or closing cases are classified into four major groups: (1) death of applicant or recipient; (2) ineligible with respect to need; (3) ineligible with respect to requirements other than need; and (4) miscellaneous reasons.

Select the code reflecting the primary reason for denial. If a reason producing ineligibility with respect to need and reason producing ineligibility with respect to some requirement other than need occur at the same time, use the code for need. If several events occur simultaneously, none of which, alone, would produce ineligibility with respect to need, but collectively they do make the recipient ineligible, use the code for the reason having the greatest effect.

Although the applicant or recipient will receive a card explaining action taken on his/her case, the worker should make an adequate interpretation of the decision to the applicant or recipient.

Computer-printed reasons to the applicant or recipient will be initiated by use of the appropriate closing code and the computer will automatically print out the appropriate reason to the recipient corresponding to the code used.

The statements that are to be computer-printed to the applicant or recipient are listed after each closing code. The Spanish translations are to assist workers in completing FL-4 (MAO) and Form h1801. The Spanish translation will not be included on the Form H1029 mailed by the State Office.

The appropriate denial code should be taken from the following list and entered on the Forms H1000-A/B. These codes may be used on both Forms H1000-A and H1000-B with any type program unless otherwise specified.