N.M. Code R. § 8.139.120.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 8.139.120.16 - TRANSFER OF HOUSEHOLDS

When a household transfers from one project area to another, the household's case record and computer file shall be transferred accordingly. Procedures for handling households which transfer between project areas within the state and between offices within a single project area are described below.

A.Transfer of inactive cases: Inactive cases are those that have been certified and are subsequently closed. ISD in the new project area is responsible for requesting that the case record be transferred. The former project area is responsible for transferring case records and making sure they are complete.

B.Transfer of active cases: Active cases are those presently certified.

(1)Timely reporting: Transfers within the state shall be considered like any other reported change in circumstances. The household must timely report a move and verify its new address and shelter expenses, as well as any change in household composition and income, before benefits may continue or be issued (see Subsection A of 8.139.120.12 NMAC). The former project area shall update the household's address on its computer file and transfer the case in active status to the new project area. The new project area shall verify the household's new circumstances, including but not limited to, address, shelter expenses, income, and household composition (see Paragraph 1 of Subsection B of 8.139.120.12 NMAC).

(2)Not reported: If a project area becomes aware that a household has moved but has not been informed of a new in-state address, either by the household or its designee or by another project area, participation shall be terminated immediately based on unverified residence. If the household wishes to continue participation, it must file a new application.

C.Procedures for nonreceipt of benefits: If a household which has moved to a different project area has not received its current month's SNAP benefits, action required by ISD shall depend on circumstances described below:

(1) If the SNAP benefits are returned to the central mail issuance unit, reissuance is authorized by the new project area to the household's address in the new project area.

(2) If the SNAP benefits are not returned to the central mail issuance unit, an affidavit shall be submitted by the new project area, as described in Subsection G of 8.139.610.14 NMAC, replacement of benefits lost in the mail, even though the original issuance was from the former project area. The new project area shall make sure that the household's residence and mailing address are changed prior to submitting the affidavit.

N.M. Code R. § 8.139.120.16

8.139.120.16 NMAC - Rn & A/E, 8.139.120.12 NMAC, 10/15/2008, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 04, February 28, 2017, eff. 3/1/2017