Section 1240-01-09-.04 - RE-CERTIFICATION FOR REGULAR FOOD STAMP BENEFITS(1) A household may apply for the regular Food Stamp Program at any time during the TFS period. (a) If a household applies for re-certification during the transitional period but does not follow through with the application or is determined to be ineligible for the regular Food Stamp Program, transitional benefits should be continued for the remainder of the five-month period.1. If the household applies for regular benefits during the transitional period and is determined eligible but is entitled to a benefit amount lower than its transitional benefit, the household should be encouraged to withdraw its application and continue to receive transitional benefits.2. If the household chooses not to withdraw its application, the re-certification process should be completed and the lower benefit authorized beginning with the first month of the new certification period.(b) If the household applies for the regular Food Stamp Program and is found eligible for benefits higher than its transitional benefits and the TFS benefits have already been issued for the first month of regular Food Stamp eligibility, the worker should authorize the approval and issue the household a supplement for the difference.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1240-01-09-.04
Original rule filed December 15, 2004; effective February 28, 2005.Authority: T.C.A.§§ 4-5-201 et seq., 4-5-202, 71-1-105, 71-3-154 and 71-5-304; 7 U.S.C.A. §§ 2012(c), 2015(c) and 2020(s); 42 U.S.C.A. § 601 et seq.; 7 C.F.R. § 273.12(f)(4); P. L. 107-171 § 4115; and 69 Federal Register 20724 and 20728, April 16, 2004.