SECTION 340:50-11-22. Application processing

  At the time of application for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the worker determines if the applicant wants to receive or is currently receiving food benefits and if the household is eligible for the Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SSNAP). If the household is receiving non-public assistance (non-PA) food benefits at the time of the TANF application, the food benefits remain as non-PA until TANF is certified.

(1)   Households within SSNAP scope. If the household has applied for TANF, non-PA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules are used to determine eligibility when the:

(A)   household qualifies for expedited service and the TANF application will not be certified within seven calendar days;

(B)   TANF application will take longer than 30 calendar days to determine eligibility; or

(C)   TANF application will not be completed and certified for the month of application and food benefits must be issued for the initial month.

(2)   Denial of TANF. When the TANF application is denied and the food benefit application is pending, the worker must determine the household's food benefit eligibility using non-PA SNAP rules.

[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 3843, eff 8-24-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1821, eff 5-13-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 305, eff 6-1-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1537, eff 3-7-96 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2631, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 220, eff 10-1-96 (preemptive); Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2767, eff 9-1-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1896, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1241, eff 6-1-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 669, eff 6-1-13]