Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part II - Public Assistance Manual
Subpart C - Eligibility Requirements
Chapter 147 - RESIDENCE
RESIDENCE PROVISIONS FOR AFDC/GA
Section 147.24 - Procedure
Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 147.24
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Change in residence. The procedure in change of residence situations will be as follows:
(1)
Temporary absence
from this Commonwealth. The procedures for temporary absence will be
as follows:
(i) If a recipient notifies the
CAO that he plans to reside temporarily out of this Commonwealth for less than
30 days, the CAO will send a Form PA 162-C to confirm the address change. A
reminder to the recipient will be included that if he is absent from this
Commonwealth after 29 days the provisions of §
147.23(c)
(relating to requirements) will apply. If the recipient returns to this
Commonwealth within 30 days, he will continue to receive assistance. If on the
30th day the client has not returned and has not demonstrated continued
residence in this Commonwealth under §
147.23(c), the
CAO worker will send an advance notice that assistance will be discontinued
effective with the first regular payment date by which the advance notice
requirement can be met.
(ii) If the
recipient reports that his temporary out-of-State residence will continue
beyond 29 days and he has provided the CAO with evidence that the extended
absence is caused by circumstances allowed under §
147.23(c), the
CAO will review the case at appropriate intervals to determine whether the
extended absence is caused by circumstances allowed under §
147.23(c). In
cases of extended absence, this review shall occur at least once every 30 days.
If, at any time, the CAO concludes that the client has not returned and has not
demonstrated a continued residence in this Commonwealth under §
147.23(c), the
CAO will send an advance notice that assistance will be discontinued effective
with the first regular payment date by which the advance notice requirement can
be met.
(iii)
[Reserved].
(2)
Permanent move from this Commonwealth. If a recipient reports
a permanent move to another state, assistance from this Commonwealth will be
discontinued effective with the first regular payment date after the permanent
move occurs, provided that 10 days advance notice of a proposed adverse action,
Form PA 162-A, is issued to the client in accordance with §
133.4(b)(1)
(relating to procedures) before the telephone hold deadline of the payment
date. If advance notice cannot be given within the time limit stated in this
paragraph, eligibility is not affected until the next regular payment date. If
a person fails to report a permanent move on a timely basis, that is, within 1
week of the move, a determination must be made as to whether an overpayment has
occurred and should be referred to claim settlement, in accordance with §
255.4(f)(1) (relating to procedures).
(3)
Temporary absence from county of
residence. Changes in residence resulting from temporary absence from
county of residence will be governed by the following:
(i) If the recipient continues to be eligible
for assistance, the county of residence will continue assistance at the new
address.
(ii) If the recipient has
not returned to his county of residence after the payment date for the sixth
semimonthly check (third monthly SBP check) the provisions of subsection (a)(4)
will apply.
(iii) The eligibility
of the recipient for assistance while he is temporarily absent from his county
of residence will be redetermined as frequently as appropriate to the
individual case, and in accordance with §
133.23(a)
(relating to requirements).
(iv)
The redetermination will be made in accordance with the following:
(A) By writing directly to the recipient. The
caseworker will plan with the recipient in clear and specific terms for the
information required to establish continued eligibility and will set a date for
receipt of the data.
(B) Through
the CAO in the county where the recipient is temporarily staying, if it is
necessary to supplement the information the client gives, or to arrange a
personal interview.
(4)
Permanent move to another
Commonwealth county. Procedure for residents who move to another
Commonwealth county will be as follows:
(i)
County of origin. The county of origin shall conform with the
following:
(A) Adjust the grant to meet the
known or anticipated need in the new county based on the schedule of allowances
in §
175.23 (relating to requirements)
in effect for the county of origin.
(B) Inform the client that he shall get in
touch with the CAO in the new county of residence immediately to establish his
eligibility and have assistance authorized in the new county.
(C) Authorize discontinuance of assistance
effective the third semimonthly check (second SBP check) after the move was
reported.
(D) Send the client a
Form PA 162-C (Confirming Notice) to confirm the change of address, any change
in the grant and the date assistance will be discontinued from the county of
origin. Put the address and phone number of the new CAO on the Form PA 162-C
because any appeal taken will be heard in the new county of residence with the
CAO's position presented by the staff of the new county.
(E) Transfer the case record to the new
county of residence within five days after the move is reported.
(I) The record will be brought up to date.
The last entry in the narrative should state the reason for the
transfer.
(II) The record will be
sent by first class mail with a Form PA 361-S (Standard Transmittal) for return
by the new CAO.
(III) If the record
will not be ready for transfer within the 5 days, the CAO shall immediately
send to the new county a copy of the Form PA 162-C.
(ii)
Other
county. Other counties shall conform with the following:
(A) If the client gets in touch with the new
CAO before the effective discontinuance date authorized by the county of
origin, a new application will not be required. The new county shall
redetermine eligibility and authorize assistance.
(B) If the client gets in touch with the new
county after the effective discontinuance date authorized by the county of
origin, the case shall be handled as a new application as prescribed in Subpart
B (relating to intake and redetermination).
(5)
Recipient absent from the United
States. Recipients absent from the United States shall be governed by
the following:
(i) The United States includes
the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and
Guam.
(ii) In addition to applying
the appropriate procedure in subsection (a)(1) or (2), when AFDC or GA
recipients are absent from the United States, assistance may be continued for
no more than 2 semimonthly payments unless need can be determined. If a
determination cannot be made, assistance will be suspended effective with the
third semimonthly payment date until the recipient returns to this Commonwealth
and reestablishes need. After an absence of 60 days the case will be
closed.
(b) Temporary assistance to nonresidents. Procedures for temporary assistance to nonresidents will be as follows:
(1) There shall be a clear finding that the
person's plan for self-support is real and immediate. The CAO will obtain the
specifics of the plan.
(2) If the
person is able to provide sufficient information about his plan for
self-support that additional evidence or verification is not needed, the CAO
will authorize a grant to enable the person to reach his destination.
(3) If additional or substantiating evidence
is required, the CAO will promptly contact the appropriate agency in the other
state to verify the information. The person is eligible for one one-time grant
while the facts are being verified. If the other state confirms the person's
plan for self-support, and he still wants to go there, he is eligible for a
grant to reach his destination.
(4)
The grant will be for 7 days or less, as needed.
(5) The amount of the one-time grant for each
person will be the prorated amount of the county's maximum monthly allowance
per person as set forth in § 175.23.
(6) The grant to reach destination will
include the actual minimum cost of all of the following items that the person
needs:
(i) Transportation to his destination
by the most economical means of travel. Food enroute and for one day after
arrival, at the rate of $2 a day per person.
(ii) Lodging enroute, if necessary.
(c) Requests from out-of-State agencies. Requests from out-of-State agencies will be provided by the following:
(1) The CAO has
authority and responsibility to provide information to an out-of-State agency
when requested.
(2) The CAO does
not "authorize" the return of a person to this Commonwealth because any person
has the right to move freely from one state to another and choose where he
wishes to reside.
(3) If an agency
requests information about a person's eligibility for public services other
than public assistance, the CAO will refer the inquiry as follows:
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This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 147.23 (relating to requirements); and 55 Pa. Code § 227.24 (relating to procedures).
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