SECTION 340:50-11-27. Changes after application and during the certification period

  Households are required to report changes per OAC 340:65-5. At each application or renewal, the worker advises households of their reporting responsibilities, gives them Form 08FB038E, Changes in Household Circumstances, and advises them to contact their worker to request additional forms as needed.

(1)   Reported change in household members' eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance. The computer converts the food benefits to non-public assistance (non-PA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits when the household reports one or more household members is not receiving TANF cash assistance. This may occur when:

(A)   one or more persons not eligible to receive TANF or State Supplemental Payment (SSP) income moves into the home;

(B)   a child included in the TANF cash assistance turns 18 or 19 years of age and is no longer eligible for inclusion in the TANF cash assistance; or

(C)   the adult parent or needy caretaker included in the TANF cash assistance tests positive for the illegal use of a controlled substance or substances per OAC 340:10-4-1 and is removed from the TANF cash assistance.

(2)   Reported change results in closure of TANF. When the worker closes the TANF cash assistance and the household is receiving SSNAP food benefits, one of the actions described in (A) through (C) are taken.

(A)   The worker closes the food benefits the same effective date as the TANF cash assistance closure when TANF is closed as a result of the:

(i)   payee's death;

(ii)   failure or refusal to participate in TANF Work;

(iii)   household moving out-of-state; or

(iv)   household requesting closure of the TANF cash assistance and food benefits.

(B)   The computer converts the SSNAP food benefits to five months of transitional food benefits (TFB) when the TANF cash assistance is closed for reasons other than those listed in (A) or (C) of this paragraph and:

(i)   there is no companion SSP case; or

(ii)   the TANF case is the primary food benefit case, and the companion SSP case remains open.

(C)   The computer converts the food benefits to non-PA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits when the TANF cash assistance is closed:

(i)   for reasons other than those listed in (A) of this paragraph and the companion SSP case, which is the primary food benefit case, remains open;or

(ii)   because the adult parent or needy caretaker refuses to comply or fails to follow through with screening for the illegal use of a controlled substance or substances requirements per OAC 340:10-4-1.

(3)   Reported changes during the TFB certification period. The household is not required to report changes while receiving TFB. When changes are reported, the TFB benefit remains the same unless:

(A)   the household applies for TANF while in TFB status. Food benefits are converted to SSNAP at TANF certification as long as all household members are receiving cash assistance; or

(B)   a household member leaves the home and applies for food benefits in another household.

(4)   Notifications. When requested, the worker gives the TANF applicant a copy of the signed and dated application that informs the applicant food benefit eligibility is determined using information contained in the application. A computer-generated notice is sent to the household at certification and any time the food benefit amount changes.

[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 1537, eff 3-7-96 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2631, eff 6-28-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 59, eff 10-10-96 (emergency); Amended at 14 Ok Reg 1351, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2767, eff 9-1-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1896, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 937, eff 6-1-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 840, eff 6-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1241, eff 6-1-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 669, eff 6-1-13]