Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1240 - Human Services
Subtitle 1240-01 - Family Assistance Division
Chapter 1240-01-05 - Destitute Households - Food Stamps
Section 1240-01-05-.08 - CERTIFICATION PERIODS

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1240-01-05-.08

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Normal Certification Periods. Households that are certified on an expedited basis and have provided all necessary verification required in rule 1240-1-16 prior to certification shall be assigned a normal certification period.

(2) Households which apply after the 15th day of the month must be assigned a two month certification period if eligible for the month of application and the subsequent month.

(3) Optional Certification Periods.

(a) If verification was postponed, the worker may certify these households for the month of application only. However, at the worker's option, a normal certification period may be assigned to those households which circumstances would otherwise warrant a longer certification period. However, in either case, benefits will not be continued past the month of application if verification continues to be postponed.
1. These cases shall be held in a suspense file until verification is provided within the month of application. If verification is not provided by the TWISS computer cut-off date, the ATP card must be held and benefits terminated.

2. If certified only for the month of application, the household must reapply and complete the certification requirements which were postponed.

3. If a certification period longer than one month is assigned, the worker shall notify the household using a designated document that no further benefits will be issued until the postponed verification is completed and that if the postponed verification is not completed within 30 days of the date of application, benefits will be terminated. The notice shall also advise the household that if verification results in changes in the household's eligibility or level of benefits, the worker shall act on those changes without an advance notice of adverse action.
(i) When households which apply for benefits after the 15th of the month provide the postponed verification, the second month's benefits shall be issued within five working days from receipt of the verification or the first of the second month, whichever is later.

(ii) Exception - migrant households eligible for expedited service and applying after the 15th of the month and which are assigned certification periods of no longer than one month, will be notified in writing that they shall provide postponed verification from sources within the state before a second month's benefits are issued and will provide all verification from out-of-state sources before being issued benefits for the third month. Migrants shall be entitled to postponed out-of-state verification only once each season. If a migrant household requesting expedited services has already received this exception during the current season, the county office shall allow the postponement of out-of-state verification only for the initial month's issuance.

(4) Limit On Number Of Expedited Certifications. There is no limit to the number of times a household may be certified under the expedited procedures, so long as, prior to each expedited certification, the household either:

(a) Completes the verification requirements that were postponed at the last expedited certification; or

(b) Was certified under normal processing standards since the last expedited certification.

(5) Ineligible For Expedited Service. Households requesting, but not entitled to, expedited service shall have their application processed according to normal standards.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 14-24-104 and 14-27-104; 7 CFR 273.2 and 273.10; PL 97-35.

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