Section R6-12-206. Home Visits

A.      The Department shall schedule a home visit:

1.        When it reasonably believes that such a visit will avoid an eligibility determination error, or

2.        To conduct an initial interview or an eligibility review when a homebound applicant or recipient so requests.

B.       The Department shall mail the applicant or recipient written notice of a scheduled home visit at least 7 days before the date of the visit.

C.      The Department may deny or terminate benefits if the appli- cant or recipient is not home for a scheduled visit for:

1.        An initial interview and has not timely rescheduled the visit pursuant to R6-12-203(D), or

2.        A 6-month review interview and has not timely resched- uled the visit pursuant to R6-12-210(D).

D.      The Department may conduct unscheduled visits to gather information or to verify information previously provided by an applicant or recipient. The Department shall not deny an appli- cation or terminate assistance if the applicant or recipient is not home for an unscheduled visit.

Historical Note

Adopted effective November 9, 1995 (Supp. 95-4).

Note

Editor’s Note: The following Section was amended under an exemption from the provisions of A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pur- suant to Laws 1997, Ch. 300, § 74 (A). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Department did not sub- mit these rules to the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council for review and approval; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on this Section.