The Run EDBC page displays.
The Benefit Month defaults to the application month for initial determinations. The Benefit Month defaults to the come up month for ongoing eligibility.
If running EDBC for a month other than the defaulted month, select the needed month from the drop-down menu and click the Select button.
NOTE: For LIEAP the selected Benefit Month should always be the application month.
Select the check box for the LIEAP Program.
Select a Timely Notice Exception and Reason, if processing an overpayment.
Click the Run EDBC button on the right side of the page. The EDBC List page displays.
Click the Program hyperlink to navigate to the EDBC Summary page.
Review the EDBC Summary page:
The Program Configuration section shows Online EDBC rules were run.
The Program Status is Denied or Discontinued.
All Denied or Discontinued programs have a program Status Reason. For example:
Deceased means the program was discontinued because the consumer died.
State Residence means the program was denied or discontinued because the consumer has an out of state address.
Over Income means the program was denied or discontinued because the consumer has income which exceed the maximum allowable amount.
Click the Accept button if the results are correct. Click the Cancel button if the results are not what the user expected. The EDBC List page displays. If the results are correct proceed to STEP 9. If the EDBC results are incorrect, click Cancel to return to the Case Summary page.
NOTE: Do not accept or save EDBC results that may be wrong. If the results are not what the user expected, refer to the LIEAP Ineligibility Status Reason Table for more information.
Click the Save and Continue button. The Distributed Documents Search page displays with the generated Notice of Action (NOA).
Review all generated Notice of Actions (NOAs). See NOAs (Notices of Action) for more information.