10A NCAC 71u .0205      IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OR REDUCTION OF ASSISTANCE

(a)  Pursuant to 7 CFR 273.13(a), households subject to immediate termination or reduction of benefits shall be notified in accordance with the timelines set forth in 7 CFR 273.13(4)(e)(1), which is incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and editions, and may be accessed at www.congress.gov at no charge.

(b)  For mass changes, such notice shall be provided a minimum of 10 working days in advance when federal implementing time standards permit.

(c)  If a hearing is requested, benefits shall be continued at the present level pending the hearing decision only if the termination or reduction is due to a mass change and the issue being contested is that FNS eligibility or benefits were improperly computed or that federal law is being misapplied or misinterpreted, as set forth in 7 CFR 273.15(k)(l), which is incorporated by reference, not including any subsequent amendments and editions, and may be assessed at www.congress.gov at no charge.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 108A-25; 108A‑51; 108A‑79; 143B‑153; 7 C.F.R. 273.13(a); 7 C.F.R. 273.15(k);

Eff. March 1, 1982;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2021.