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d. A Reach Up household that moves outside Vermont with the intent to domicile outside the state shall become ineligible upon leaving their Vermont residence (rule 2229).

2211.2 Deceased Reach Up Household Member (08/01/2024, 23-28)

a. Eligibility of a Reach Up household member terminates upon death.

b. Notice of death, processed through the applicable payment system, shall automatically cancel continuing benefits to, or on behalf of, the deceased individual.

c. Vendor payments for services incurred by eligible individuals before death shall, however, be authorized and paid, when billed within fiscal time limits.

d. Surviving members of a Reach Up household may continue to be eligible for benefits following the death of a Reach Up household member. e. Continuing eligibility and resulting payment adjustments shall be established through appropriate eligibility review action.

2212 Decisions (08/01/2024, 23-28)

a. By law, the Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families is empowered to decide upon applications for benefits and to prescribe the amount of benefits to be given.

b. Authority to make case decisions is assigned to the Department.

2212.1 Application Decisions (08/01/2024, 23-28) a. Decisions on applications or reapplications for benefits are classified as:

1. Approval – when need exists, according to Department standards, and all other eligibility conditions of the program are met; or

2. Denial – when need does not exist, according to Department standards; when one or more other eligibility conditions of the program are not met; when the applicant cannot be located; or when the application is withdrawn by the applicant.

2212.2 Continuing Eligibility Decisions (08/01/2024, 23-28)

a. Department decisions on continuing eligibility for benefits are defined as follows:

1. Continuing – when need exists, in the same amount or scope, and all other eligibility conditions of the program continue to be met; 2. Reductions – when lesser need exists and all other eligibility conditions of the program continue to be met; 3. Increases – when greater need exists and all other eligibility conditions of the program continue to