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6. A special allowance granted for a specific period (for example, correction of a prior underpayment) is terminated and the recipient has been informed in writing that the allowance shall automatically terminate at the end of the specified period.*

7. When a recipient becomes a patient receiving skilled care, intermediate care or similar other long term hospitalization. Note: See guidance in 201.5.B. to evaluate continued eligibility.

8. When a recipient requests termination of assistance by telephone or in writing. The written request must be signed and dated by the recipient. If the recipient fails to enter the date, the EW must enter the date such statement is received in the agency.*

9. When a recipient provides a signed, written statement:

a) providing information which requires termination or reduction of assistance (but does not request closure of the case); and

b) indicating that the recipient understands that action to reduce or terminate assistance must be taken in response to the information provided and she waives her right to receive a timely notice.*

10. When taking action to terminate Relative Maintenance Support Payment cases.

C. Action Requiring Timely Notice - Federal regulations,** require that in certain cases of proposed action to terminate, or reduce assistance, the Advance Notice of Proposed Action must be sent to the client. The agency may use the Notice of Action for this purpose, unless benefits in both TANF and SNAP are being reduced or terminated simultaneously.

When a change requires both a reduction or termination in public assistance benefits and a reduction or termination in SNAP benefits, the local agency shall issue a single Advance Notice of Proposed Action for both the public assistance and SNAP action.*** Timely notice must be sent to the recipient whenever the case is determined to be ineligible and whenever the payment must be reduced or terminated based on a change in the circumstances reported by the client or from any other source, or when the client fails to verify a change as requested.

When the proposed action is to sanction a case for noncompliance with the Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW) program, advance notice must be given using the Advance Notice of Proposed Action (032-03- 0018-29).

When the proposed action is to impose a penalty on a case for noncooperation with the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE), advance notice must be given using the Advance Notice of Proposed Action (032-03-0018-29).

* 45 CFR 205.10(a)(4)(ii) ** 45 CFR 206.10(a)(4)(i) *** 7 CFR 273.12(f)(4)(i)

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