67:13:03:07Deadline

for submitting report form. The department shall furnish each household with a report form within 6 months following the date of application or recertification. The household shall complete, sign, and return the report form to the department by the 20th of the month in which the form was mailed to the household. A report form is considered timely if it is postmarked by the 20th of the month. A report form is considered incomplete if it is returned unsigned, does not contain all of the information requested, or does not have the necessary verifications attached. The recipient may preserve the right to be considered eligible for assistance if the recipient files a completed report before the end of the issuance month. A household is exempt from meeting the requirements of this section if the requirements of § 67:13:03:08 are met.

Source: 9 SDR 114, effective March 6, 1983; 25 SDR 115, effective March 24, 1999; 36 SDR 103, effective December 21, 2009.