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AFCH, documenting the case record, and notifying the individual of the results of the renewal. The renewal must be completed by the MMIS cutoff date in the renewal month. Non- SSI Recipients A written application is required to complete an annual renewal for a non-SSI individual. “Supplemental Renewal Application Forms A & C” must be mailed to the individual in sufficient time to allow for the return of the application, the provision of all required verifications, and the completion of an eligibility determination by the MMIS cutoff date in the renewal month. The individual must be given a minimum of ten days to return the completed renewal application. Renewal Application Received Late If the renewal application is not returned timely, but is received: Prior to the effective date of closure due to failure to complete a renewal, the application must be processed as a renewal. If the renewal is completed after the scheduled renewal date, the next renewal date will be twelve months from the month the renewal application was received by the agency. (The month the renewal application is received is counted as the first month in the twelve-month period.) After the effective date of closure, a complete Application for Benefits must be submitted, and the application must be processed as a reapplication. If the individual submitted Supplemental Renewal forms A and C, send the individual an Application for Benefits giving him/her 10 days to return the completed document. If the application is returned within 10 days, use the date from the Supplemental Renewal forms A & C were received as the individual’s application date.