§292.12. Enrolling eligible children. — Inbound Citations

(5) A plan to comply with the Summer EBT agency requirements in §§ 292.12 through 292.14.

(e) Summer EBT agencies must conduct direct verification activities with the programs eligible for use in streamlined certification, as defined in § 292.12(d), as well as records from other assistance programs and administrative data, where available. Data records are subject to the timeframe specified in paragraph (e)(2) of this section.

(1) Direct verification must be conducted prior to contacting the household for documentation.

(2) For the purposes of direct verification, documentation may indicate participation in an applicable program or income at any point during the period of eligibility. The information provided only needs to indicate eligibility at a single point in time during the period of eligibility, not that the child was eligible at the time of application or verification.

(3) Summer EBT agencies must include in their POM submission all sources of administrative data that is intended to be used for direct verification.

(f) Summer EBT agencies must follow-up with a household that submits an incomplete application within 10 operational days of receipt of the application. See notice of approval at § 292.12(f) for additional requirements for complete applications that are approved for benefits, and providing benefits to participants at § 292.15(c) for requirements around timely issuance of benefits for eligible children.