Edit Reasonable Opportunity Evidence

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Extending the 95 days Reasonable Opportunity evidence ONLY applies to Citizenship and Newborn SSNs.

 

If verification is not received for Citizenship and the ES feels there is a need, per policy, to extend the 95 days, edit the existing Reasonable Opportunity evidence.

 

Participants are allowed 13 months minus 1 day to provide the SSN for a newborn.

 

Once the verification is received and entered, the Reasonable Opportunity evidence is automatically end dated.

 

TO EDIT REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY EVIDENCE

    1. Navigate to the Integrated Case > Evidence sub-tab > Dashboard folder
    2. Click Reasonable Opportunity hyperlink
    3. Click Toggle open participant
    4. Click List Actions menu > Select Edit…
    5. Update all required fields see Related Evidence above
      1. Case Participant > Click Drop-down menu > Select participant needing the extension
      2. Reasonable Opportunity End Date: Type the new due date
    6. Click Save Save Button
    7. Verify all Outstanding Evidence
    8. Apply Changes, Check Proposed Determination, Finalize Proposed Determination

NOTE: MEDES may generate an additional proposed determination, especially in cases with income changes, adding a person, or removing a person. If the system generated an additional proposed determination, you must run the Finalize Proposed Determination again.

    1. Make a comment on the HoH Person Page to include
      1. Reason for extension
      2. New Reasonable Opportunity End Date

 

If Citizenship verification is received and entered before the 95-day expiration of Reasonable Opportunity evidence, MEDES closes the task.

 

If the ES extends the reasonable opportunity period, MEDES will find the original task and extend the deadline to 12 days before the new deadline set in Reasonable Opportunity evidence.

 

If the ES does not extend the reasonable opportunity period MEDES will initiate the Adverse Action process. When the IM-33C is sent, MEDES will close the task.