MEMORANDUM

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IM-#55      06/24/15

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION
P.O. BOX 2320
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
TO:
ALL INCOME MAINTENANCE OFFICES
FROM:
ALYSON CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:
SUPPLEMENTAL AID TO THE BLIND (SAB) AND BLIND PENSION (BP) MAY REQUIRE MANUAL NOTICES

DISCUSSION:

This memorandum introduces the requirement for eligibility specialists (ES) to manually send case action notices to Supplemental Aid to the Blind (SAB) and Blind Pension (BP) applicants and recipients when Family Assistance Management Information System (FAMIS) notices do not provide specific or accurate information to the customer about the reason for a case action.

Automated notices sent by the FAMIS for some SAB and/or BP determinations do not include all necessary information regarding the reason for the determinations.  In these situations, the ES is required to manually send both the Adverse Action Notice (IM-80) and the Notice of Case Action for Adult Medicaid and Cash Assistance (IM-33).

The following require manual notices:

The reasons for the rejection or closing are:

NECESSARY ACTION:

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