106 Mass. Reg. 366.340
Any application for recertification not submitted in a timely fashion shall be treated as an application for initial certification. Also, a household that fails to submit a timely application, or keep an interview scheduled after a timely application was submitted, or provide required verification by the last day of its current certification period shall lose its right to uninterrupted benefits.
If a household submits an application for certification prior to the expiration of its certification period, or within 15 days of the notice of termination in accordance with 106 CMR 366.320, and is found eligible for the month following the end of the certification period, the benefits for that month shall not be prorated.
Households that file a timely application, but refuse to complete the recertification process, shall have their applications denied.
106 CMR 366.340