9370 Frequency of Reviews - For all programs, cases are to be reviewed via the application form except review extensions. The length of the review periods are noted below; however, all programs except Child Care Assistance allow a review period for less than 12 months to be established when needed to match the review period on an existing program. For food assistance, the review period must be minimum of 6 months when matching an existing program. Child Care Assistance review periods must always be set for 12 months.
NOTE: For all programs
except child care, an established review may be completed early in order
to align a review in one program with the review in another program. If
this is done on a food assistance case subject to simplified reporting,
the IR due date will be adjusted automatically by the system based on
the new review end date. Established review periods are not, however,
to be shortened by notifying the household via a Notice of Eligibility
Review, in order to align a review in one program with the review period
for another program. In addition, if the household fails to comply with
any aspects of the review for the other program, the program where the
review is being done early shall not be negatively affected, other than
acting on changes reported on the review form.
Example: Food assistance review is due in March. The TANF review
is due in January. When the review application for TANF is received (provided
all food assistance information is complete) in January, a review for
food assistance may also be completed. A new review period is established
and a new IR due date will be automatically determined and entered based
on the new review end date. If the household fails to show for an interview
for the TANF review, the food assistance case cannot be closed for that
reason. Alternately, instead of doing the food assistance review early,
the food assistance review period can be established as 10 months when
the review is done in March in order to align the next food assistance
review with the TANF review.