10 CCR 2506-1-4.208 - CERTIFICATION PERIODS
A.
Certification periods shall conform to calendar months. Households shall be
assigned the longest certification period possible based on the predictability
of the household's anticipated income and other circumstances. At the
expiration of each certification period, entitlement to SNAP benefits ends.
Further eligibility shall only be established on a newly completed application
for recertification. Under no circumstances shall benefits be continued beyond
the end of a certification period without a new determination of eligibility.
The State-prescribed Notice of Action form provided to the applicant household
shall indicate the period of certification if the household is determined to be
eligible for benefits.
B. Upon
approval at the time of recertification, a household need not be assigned the
same certification period as formerly but should be assigned a period of time
based on a new review of the household's circumstances.
C. A delinquent PA recertification shall not
delay the SNAP recertification beyond the date of the household's SNAP
certification period ending date.
4.208.1
Certification Period Guidelines
[Rev. eff. 4/1/16]
Households will be assigned a six (6) month, or twenty-four (24) month certification period as follows:
A. Twenty-Four (24) Month Certification
Period
1. A twenty-four month (24)
certification period shall be assigned to households that contain only members
who are aged 60 and older and/or have a disability and have no earned income,
as defined in Section 4.403 at the time of certification.
2. Households that are assigned a twenty-four
(24) month certification period must complete a periodic report form at the
twelfth (12th) month interval to report any changes that have occurred or to
report that no changes have occurred since the most recent certification. The
form shall be returned, or the case will be closed following the notice of
adverse action period. The notice will state the reason for ending the
certification period and that the certification period will end following the
adverse action period.
B. Six (6) Month Certification Period
1. A household not assigned a twenty-four
month certification period as outlined in subsection A of this section shall be
assigned a six month certification period.
4.208.2
Classification of Households as
PA or Non-PA
A. PA Households
PA households are those SNAP households that contain only persons who receive the following:
1.
CW Basic Cash Assistance grant or any type of TANF payment or services under
the CW Program. The household will be considered a PA household if one (1)
member received cash assistance or services, but the entire household benefits
from the receipt of this cash or services, such as when one (1) individual in a
household is authorized for family preservation; or,
2. A State Grant (OAP-A, OAP-B, AND/AB);
or,
3. Colorado Supplement to the
SSI Grant
B. Non-PA
Households
All other households are classified as Non-PA households.
County General Assistance (GA), SSI with no Colorado Supplemental payment, and medical-only programs are not considered PA benefits.
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