OAR 461-175-0280: Notice Situation; Failure to Submit Periodic Report; SNAP

In the SNAP program: (1) The Department sends a continuing benefit decision notice when a benefit group in Simplified Reporting System (SRS) fails to return a complete (see OAR 461-170-0101) Periodic Report form by the due date. The notice informs the benefit group that: (a) The Periodic Report form was not received by the due date. (b) The benefit group has until the end of the continued due month (see OAR 461-170-0101) to provide the Periodic Report form to receive non-prorated benefits for the reinstate month (see OAR 461-170-0101). (c) If the Periodic Report form is not received by the Department by the last day of the continued due month , SNAP program benefits will be closed effective the last day of the continued due month . (2) The Department sends a continuing benefit decision notice (see OAR 461-001-0000) to close benefits when the benefit group fails to return a complete Periodic Report form by the due date. The SNAP program benefits will be closed effective the last day of the continued due month . (3) The Department allows a reinstate month during which a benefit group may submit a complete Periodic Report form and have the SNAP certification period reinstated. A complete Periodic Report form received after the last day of the reinstate month shall not reinstate SNAP benefits.