Section 364.840 - Notice of SNAP TerminationA Notice of Expiration shall be issued to all SNAP households before the end of their certification period. For households certified for three months or longer, the notice shall be sent no earlier than the first day of the next to last month of certification or no later than the last day of the next to last month of certification. When the Department cannot provide the notice by this date, because the household is certified for two months or less, the notice shall be provided at the time of certification. The Notice of Expiration shall contain the following information:
(A) The date the current certification period ends;(B) The date by which the household must file an application for recertification to receive uninterrupted benefits;(C) Notice that the household must appear for any interview scheduled on or after the date the application is timely filed in order to receive uninterrupted benefits;(D) Notice that the household is responsible for rescheduling any missed interview;(E) Notice that the household must complete the interview process and provide all required verification in order to receive uninterrupted benefits;(F) If applicable, the number of days the household has for submitting missing verification, after the Department informs the household at the interview of any further verification needed to receive uninterrupted benefits;(G) The right to request an application and have it accepted by the Department as long as it is signed and contains a legible name and address;(H) The address of the Department where the application must be filed;(I) The consequences of not complying with the Notice of Expiration;(J) The household's right to file the application by mail, fax, online or through an authorized representative;(K) The household's right to a fair hearing; and(L) The right to apply for SNAP recertification at an office of the Social Security Administration (SSA) if all members of the household are applicants or recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).Amended by Mass Register Issue 1330, eff. 1/13/2017.