Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 07 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Subtitle 03 - FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 07.03.17 - Food Supplement Program
Section 07.03.17.53 - Restoration of Lost Benefits
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024
A. The local department shall restore lost benefits when:
B. The local department may not restore benefits for more than 12 months before the earlier of the date that the local department:
C. The local department may not restore lost benefits for a household's:
D. The local department shall restore benefits described in §A of this regulation even if the household is currently ineligible.
E. If the local department knows that the household is entitled to restoration of benefits, the local department shall automatically restore them without requiring further action by the household.
F. If the household was eligible but received an incorrect allotment, the loss of benefits may be only for those months in which the household participated.
G. If the loss was caused by incorrect delay, denial, or termination, the household's lost benefits shall be calculated beginning with the first month that the delay, denial, or termination occurred, but not for more than 12 months.
H. After the local department computes the date the loss initially occurred, the loss shall be calculated for each month after the date until either the:
I. For each month affected by the loss, the local department shall:
J. If the household received a smaller allotment than it was eligible to receive, the local department shall restore the difference between the actual and the correct allotment.
K. The local department shall offset restored benefits against any overissued benefits owed by the household, except that an initial allotment may not be reduced to offset claims even if the initial allotment is paid retroactively.
L. If the decision to disqualify is subsequently reversed, individuals disqualified for IPV are entitled to restoration of lost benefits during the months that they were disqualified. The amount to be restored is determined by including the disqualified member.
M. Method of Restoration.
N. The local department shall notify the household in writing of:
O. The local department shall restore benefits to:
P. Disputed Benefits. If the household disagrees with the amount restored or the household requests restoration of lost benefits and the local department determines that no restoration is due: