6-002.07A6b General Rules Governing Significant Changes

479 NAC 6-002.07A6b

The following procedures are used in handling significant changes in unearned income:

1. Initiate action to verify the change;

2. Determine anticipated unearned income;

3. Estimate income on information available, recompute the budget for the following month. When projecting income, use the conversion tables and convert weekly or bi-weekly payments to a monthly amount (see 479-000-201). If the former ward or responsible relative is paid semi-monthly or monthly, use actual verified amount;

4. Send a ten-day notice for reduction, termination, or suspension. The effective date of change depends on when the change is reported;

5. Obtain verification of income within 30 days of reported change, if possible;

6. Compute the budget for the month following receipt of verification. Use the conversion tables to compute income received weekly or bi-weekly (see 479-000-201); and

7. After three months of receipt of unearned income, determine if income is regular or irregular and apply the appropriate rules.

The worker must record in the case record the date of reported change, method of estimating income, and the date verification was made. If verification cannot be made within 30 days of reported change, the reason must be recorded in the narrative.

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