Section 110.20  Time Limitations On the Disposition Of An Application

a)         Within 10 days after a decision is made on an application, the Department shall inform the applicant in writing of the decision.  This notice shall contain a decision on each of the following programs for which the recipient may be eligible based on information contained on the application:  AFDC, Medical Assistance, AABD, GA (City of Chicago), AMI and Food Stamps.  No decision shall be required for any assistance program for which the applicant has expressly declined in writing to apply.

b)         The Department shall send a notification of its determination within the following time periods, calculated from the date of application:

1)         Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (Aged)/((AABD)(A)) and related Medical Assistance-No Grant (MANG) - 45 calendar days

2)         Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (Blind)/((AABD)(B)) and related MANG - 45 calendar days

3)         Aid to Aged, Blind or Disabled (Disabled)/((AABD)(D)) and related MANG - 60 calendar days

4)         Aid to the Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and related MANG - 45 calendar days

5)         General Assistance (GA), Aid to the Medically Indigent (AMI) - 45 calendar days

c)         The time limitation for determining eligibility for AFDC may be extended another 45 calendar days when a decision cannot be reached because information necessary for a determination is available only from third parties and such parties fail to respond or delay their response to a request for such information.

d)         The time limitation for determining eligibility for General Assistance may be exceeded only when a decision cannot be reached because of failure or delay on the applicant's part.

e)         The Department shall make a decision on an application for social services within 30 days of the date of application, and shall inform the applicant in writing of its decision within 15 days of the decision.

(Source:  Amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 11457, effective July 1, 1988)