1423 Reinstatement of Assistance - In the following situations only, cash (including the Work Incentive payment), food assistance and child care programs can be reinstated in the month following the month of closure or suspension if the information/cooperation is provided by the end of the month following the effective date of closure/suspension and all other eligibility requirements are met.
For all programs a new application is not required for reinstatement purposes
unless the current review period has expired. However, if the review form
is returned in the month following the end of the review period it can
be used to re-determine eligibility. Benefits shall not be prorated for
all programs except food assistance. For food assistance, proration is
applicable and expedited service must be determined when a Food Assistance
household returns the review in the month following the end of their review
period. All food assistance households who return the review in the month
following the end of their review period must be screened for expedited
service.
However, if the parent is eligible to have JO Child Care reinstated
and an EM Child Care plan has already been established on the system,
the EM Child Care plan will be terminated the last day of the current
month and JO Child Care will be reinstated effective the first day
of the following month. The family share deducted for the current month
shall not be adjusted.
NOTE: All other case closures require a new application. A new application is required any time after the date of agency action to close a case.
1424 Termination of Assistance - When recipient no longer meets the eligibility requirements for TANF or Food Assistance , action to terminate assistance, including termination of the child care plan/benefits will be taken as quickly as possible, taking into account timely and adequate notice in 1431and 1432, notification requirements related to information obtained through federal computer match in 1434 and fiscal processing deadlines. For child care, assistance may only be terminated prior to the end of a 12 month eligibility period when one or more of the conditions of 7640 is met. Cash, food assistance, medical and child care case closures will always be effective the last day of a given month. To protect credibility with medical providers, the termination date may not be changed after issuance of a medical card. However, the date of death will be used in the KAECSES system for a deceased individual since there are no eligible services after that date.