Policy                                                            Issuance Number: FSC 01-12

Food Stamp Certification Manual          Issuance Date: 10/01/01

From: Ruth Whitney, Director                     Expiration Date: Until Superseded

Subj: Corrections and Clarifications

Front 981.2 to 981.5                         Front 981.2 to 981.5

Back 981.5 to 981.5                         Back 981.5 to 981.5

Front 1621.1 to 1621.1                     Front 1621.1 to 1621.1

Back 1621.2 to 1621.2                     Back 1621.2 to 1621.2

Front 1621.2 to 1621.2                     Front 1621.2 to 1621.2

Back 1621.2 to 1621.2.1                   Back 1621.2 to 1621.2.1

Front 4850 to 4851                             Front 4850 to 4851

Back 4851 to 4851                             Back 4851 to 4851

Front 5412 to 5413                              Front 5412 to 5413

Back 5413 to 5413.1                           Back 5413 to 5413.1

Front 5701.1 to 5701.3                         Front 5701.1 to 5701.3

Back 5702 to 5704                                Back 5702 to 5704

Front 8506 to 8506                                 Front 8506 to 8506

Back 8506 to 8520                                 Back 8506 to 8520

Front 8530 to 8540                                 Front 8530 to 8540

Back 8540 to 8540                                 Back 8540 to 8540

Front 10100 to 10210                             Front 10100 to 10210

Back 10210 to 10300                             Back 10210 to 10300

Front 10700 to 10710                             Front 10700 to 10710

Back 10800 to 10800                             Back 10800 to 10800

Front 11420 to 11440                             Front 11420 to 11430

Back 11440 to 11450                             Back 11430 to 11440

Front 11450 to 11450                             Front 11440 to 11450

Back 11460 to 11460                             Back 11450 to 11450

Front None                                                Front 11460 to 11460

Back None                                                Back None

Front 11531 to 11550                              Front 11531 to 11550

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Front 13310 to 13310                             Front 13310 to 13310

Back 13310 to 13320                             Back 13310 to 13320

FSC 14000, Entire Section Reformatted and Reissued.

GLOSSARY

Front Begins with definition of "Institution of Higher Education" and ends with definition of "Notice of Action."

Back Begins with definition of "Notice of Action" and ends with definition of "Occasional Reporting."

Front Begins with definition of "Institution of Higher Education" and ends with definition of "Notice of Action."

Back Begins with definition of "Notice of Action" and ends with definition of "Occasional Reporting."

1. FSC 981.4 – This policy was corrected by removing the phrase "and destroy the AR’s EBT card" from the first sentence.
2. FSC 1621.2 – The instructions for reporting illegal aliens were changed. Under the new instructions, illegal aliens are to be reported only if the county office has documents to verify the alien’s status. Also, the DHS county office is to report illegal aliens to the Central Office, Food Stamp Section.
3. FSC 4850 – Example 2 was corrected so that the countable resource value is $2,400.
4. FSC 5413.1 – A sentence has been added to this section to clarify that the Independent Choices Program is a cash and counseling program.
5. FSC 5701.1, 5701.1 and 5701.3 – References to the Simplified Food Stamp Program were removed from each of these policies.
6. FSC 8506 – Dependent care costs and child support payments were added to the list of deductible expenses that will be disallowed if the household does not provide requested verification during the application process.
7. FSC 8530 – In the chart, in the first box under the column entitled action, a sentence has been added to the beginning of the explanation. The sentence reads: "Deny the application."
8. FSC 10100 – The example has been corrected so that it now refers to an application received before October 30.
9. FSC 10710 – In the first paragraph the definition of an untimely application has been corrected
10. FSC 11430 – Instructions have been added for shortening the certification period when a household’s circumstances change and the household is no longer entitled to 24-month certification period.

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11. FSC 11550 – The paragraph explaining the verification process has been rewritten to clarify that QR households must be allowed until the end of the report month to provide required verification unless there are less than 10 days before the end of the report month. If there are less than 10 days before the end of the report month, the deadline must be extended into the following month so the household is allowed a full 10 days.
12. FSC 13311 – The instructions for restoring aged benefits has been corrected. As corrected, aged food stamp EBT benefits may be restored for only up to 12 months after authorization.
13. FSC 13320 – A sentence has been added to clarify that although aged EBT benefits are not subject to reset, the benefits may be applied to the claim with the household’s permission.
14. FSC 14360 – The last sentence has been revised to state that aged food stamp EBT benefits may be restored for only up to 12 months after authorization.
15. Glossary

Mixed Household – The definition has been revised to agree with the new definition of a categorically eligible household.