§ 6-62. Determination; redetermination  


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  • The administrator will make an individual, factual determination of eligibility each time a person applies or reapplies for general assistance. The administrator will make a redetermination of eligibility at least monthly but may do so as often as necessary to administer the program efficiently and meet the needs of the applicants. Upon any application, the administrator will determine the applicant's eligibility on the basis of a thirty-day prospective analysis, but may elect to disburse that applicant's assistance periodically, e.g., weekly, throughout a thirty-day period of eligibility pursuant to that initial eligibility determination.

    The administrator may redetermine a person's eligibility at any time during the period he or she is receiving assistance if the administrator is notified of any change in the recipient's circumstances that may alter the amount of assistance the recipient may receive. Once a recipient has been granted assistance, the administrator may not reduce or rescind the grant without giving prior written notice to the recipient explaining the reasons for the decision and offering the recipient an opportunity to appeal the decision to the fair hearing authority (22 M.R.S.A. § 4309).

(Ord. of 4-28-2008, Art. VI, § 6.2)