137.03 No Advance Notice Period (ANP) Required (MAM)

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There is no advance notice period (ANP) when any of the following circumstances result in termination of assistance or decreases in the level of eligibility:

• The individual provides a written, signed request to terminate assistance.

Exception: For 12-month extended medical assistance (EMA), provide a ten-day ANP when the individual requests termination of benefits.

• Individuals provide information in writing which they realize will result in the termination of assistance or decrease in the level of eligibility or amount of assistance.

• The individual’s location is unknown, and DHHS mail is returned by the Postal Service indicating no forwarding address is on file.

• The individual has been accepted for assistance in a new state.

Exception: For 12-month EMA, provide a ten-day ANP when the individual loses New Hampshire residency.

• A child is removed from the home as a result of a judicial determination or is voluntarily placed in foster care by the child’s legal guardian.

• The individual is admitted or committed to a public institution and is no longer eligible for public assistance.

• The individual is placed in a nursing facility or requires long-term hospitalization.

• The individual is deceased.

• An individual or assistance group is closed in one case and opened in another, due to administrative procedures, and the eligibility level remain the same.

• For 12-month EMA, there is no ANP for any of the following situations:

- there is no longer a dependent child in the 12-month EMA assistance group,

- the individual does not meet the employment requirements,

- the individual does not file a timely quarterly report, or

- gross earned income, minus child care costs, of all assistance group members exceeds the EMA income limits.