SECTION 340:20-1-12. Applications

  Households apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by submitting an online application at www.okdhslive.org, phoning 405-487-5483 to apply, or requesting Form 08LH002E, Application for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Application, be mailed, to be completed and returned. When Form 08LH002E is mailed to the household with a postage paid envelope, the application must be completed and returned by email, faxed to the number on the form, or mailed to the return address in the postage paid envelope.

(1)   Households pre-authorized for the LIHEAP winter heating or summer cooling programs are approved without filing an application. Households pre-authorized for LIHEAP are households that received State Supplemental Payment (SSP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits all 12 months of the previous year and met criteria in (A) through (D) of this paragraph. The household:

(A)   received LIHEAP the previous year;

(B)   address remains the same;

(C)   income did not change or exceed eligibility guidelines for household size during the year; and

(D)   members remain the same from the previous year.

(2)   A computer-generated notice is mailed in November of each year for winter heating and in June for summer cooling to households not selected for preauthorization that receive SNAP benefits, TANF, and SSP at the time of the mailing. The notice informs the household it may apply online at www.okdhslive.org, phone [phone] to apply, or request Form 08LH002E, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Application, be mailed, to be completed and returned.

(3)   When an application is denied, the household may request a fair hearing when it does not agree with the decision or submit a new application to reapply.

(4)   When a household moves after applying for LIHEAP, a new application is not necessary. However, the household must report the change of "service" address to the county office or by phoning 405-487-5483, within 10-calendar days of moving.

(5)   To ensure payments are made to the correct energy supplier, the household must provide the correct account name, account number, and energy supplier when submitting an application. All households applying for the Energy Crisis Assistance Program must have a verified, active cut-off order, notice of refusal to provide additional fuel, or verification of the fee to establish or re-establish service from an energy supplier.

[Source: Amended at 10 Ok Reg 637, eff 12-14-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2259, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 483, eff 11-15-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 1671, eff 5-12-94; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 577, eff 12-12-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 1336, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 152, eff 12-1-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1604, eff 5-11-98; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 870, eff 6-1-03; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1195, eff 6-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 805, eff 6-1-11; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1620, eff 9-17-18; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1792, eff 9-16-19]