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Verifications Requirements All eligibility factors subject to change must be reverified. The Manual addresses each eligibility factor and the appropriate source for the verification. Blindness and disability do not have to be reverified unless it is reported that the individual is no longer blind or disabled. The individual must be notified in writing of the items that must be verified and the date by which the verifications must be received. The individual must be given a minimum of ten calendar days to return the verifications. Additional time may be allowed in situations where the individual may have difficulty in obtaining the required verifications in the ten-day time frame. If the individual asks for help in obtaining the required verifications, the eligibility worker must attempt to obtain them. If the required verifications are not provided and the eligibility worker is unable to obtain them, eligibility cannot be determined, and the case must be closed. Eligibility Decisions on Renewals An AG and Medicaid eligibility decision must be made on each application for renewal and each failure to submit a renewal application. The individual and his representative must be notified in writing of that decision. Possible decisions include: Failure to comply The individual did not submit a renewal application. Case will be closed. Closure The agency determines the individual is ineligible based on his failure to meet one or more of the non-financial or financial