Updating Certificates 400-28-120-35
(Revised 10/1/11 ML #3278)
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NDAC 75-02-01.3-06
When a certificate is issued, the certificate is not changed unless the criteria to change a certificate are met.
A certificate must be updated for the following circumstances:
- When a case changes from Waived Co-pay to Co-pay, the certificate must be updated for the month following the month the TANF, Diversion or Crossroads case closes. The actual updating must be completed in the month following the month of the closure.
Example: A TANF case closes on October 31st. The certificate must be updated in the month of November with a certificate start date of November 1.
- When a case changes from Co-pay to Waived Co-pay, the certificate must be updated effective the month the case is approved for TANF, Diversion or Crossroads.
- When an Intentional Program Violation disqualification penalty is imposed the certificate must be updated effective the month the individual is disqualified.
Example: If an IPV is imposed effective for July, the certificate for July must be updated to remove the disqualified individual from the household size.
If a certificate must be updated as the result of a change, the caretaker is sent two copies of the updated certificate, one labeled ‘caretaker’s copy’ and one ‘provider’s copy’. The caretaker is responsible for giving the provider a copy of the updated certificate.
