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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM GRANT COMPUTATION AND ISSUANCE 07/17 CHAPTER J, PAGE 12

7.2.1.2. Underpayment If an underpayment balance remains after offsetting, issue the balance in the next payment. Use the Notice of Action to notify the individual of the temporary increase and the reason for it. 8. Payment Issuance AG payments are issued by check directly to the individual unless an authorized payee has been designated. If an authorized payee has been designated, the check shall be issued to the authorized payee. An authorized payee may be the individual's court appointed conservator or guardian or the person with a valid power of attorney with the authority to accept funds on behalf of the individual. It is the individual’s or the individual’s payee’s responsibility to use the money to pay the ALF/AFCH. The check cannot be issued in the name of the facility or home. Exception: A vendor payment may be made directly to the ALF/AFCH when an eligible individual leaves the home while his Auxiliary Grant application is pending Contact AG consultant for other circumstances that may occur outside of the initial application processing. 8.1. Issuance Method All checks, including the initial payment, are to be mailed to the individual at the individual’s address. Exception: If the individual has a justifiable reason, he/she may be permitted to pick up the check at the LDSS office or may ask that the check be delivered to his/her home. Such reason should be stated by the recipient in writing and the written request should be filed in the case record. Approval to deliver a check to a home must be approved by the agency director or his or her designated representative. A receipt should be secured for any checks delivered personally in the office or in the home. 8.2. Issuance Timeframes Initial payments should be issued as soon as administratively possible after official agency action is taken to approve the case. Regardless of the date of agency action, the initial payment will include the payment amounts due for the month of entitlement through the processing month. See Entitlement Begins Chapter B – 7.4.3.1.