Section 112.301  Presumptive Eligibility

a)         An applicant shall be approved for financial assistance on a presumptive eligibility (PE) basis when the following factors are met:

1)         financial eligibility requirements (Subpart C of this Part) have been met;

2)         non-financial eligibility has not been established but verifications have been requested; and

3)         there is no past history of the client having difficulty getting verification of the non-financial eligibility requirements (Subpart B of this Part).

b)         The beginning medical date is the same date that financial assistance is authorized on a PE basis.

c)         When assistance is authorized on a PE basis, the application process shall continue until all eligibility factors are verified and a final determination of eligibility or ineligibility is completed.  At that point, a final disposition of the application is made and certification is authorized or the application is denied.  PE assistance shall only be authorized for a maximum of three (3) payment months. If the verification is not provided by the end of the three (3) payment months, the application will be denied.

(Source:  Amended at 7 Ill. Reg. 17344, effective December 21, 1983)