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F—2161 How to Process a Renewal
Revision 15-4; Effective October 1, 2015
Former Foster Care in Higher Education (FFCHE) recipients receive a passive renewal. Individuals are only required to return a renewal packet if information they provided during the application process has changed. If the individual does not return a renewal packet by the first calendar day of the last month of the certification period, TIERS automatically re-certifies the FFCHE Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) for another 12-month period, or through the month of the individual’s 23rd birthday, whichever is earlier. This will not require the Centralized Benefit Services (CBS) advisor to run eligibility or dispose the case.
Exception: School enrollment must be verified at application or renewal for FFCHE. If an FFCHE individual does not return the renewal packet, TIERS will process the passive renewal and will pend the EDG for school enrollment verification. If verification is not provided, the advisor will be required to run eligibility and dispose the case to sustain or deny benefits.
There is no interview requirement for an FFCHE renewal. The file date is the day any local Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) eligibility determination office receives the FFCHE application.
Verification from an associated EDG can be used if provided within 90 days of the FFCHE file date.
Follow the policy below when Form H1869/Form H1869-S, Renewal for Health Care Benefits, is returned for a renewal.
If the individual provides Form H1869/Form H1869-S indicating no change and has an associated EDG, review the associated EDG to determine if there is any conflicting data and if there is any documentation to clear the conflicting information. If not, request new verification via Form H1020, Request for Information or Action.
If the individual returns Form H1869/Form H1869-S reporting changes, provides verification and there are no associated EDGs, process the renewal using the new verification.
If the individual returns Form H1869/Form H1869-S reporting changes, provides verification and there are associated EDGs, review the associated EDGs and use the most recent information provided.
If the associated EDGs have other information the family did not report for the FFCHE EDG that would impact FFCHE eligibility, contact the individual (by telephone or Form H1020 with due date) to determine if the information in the associated EDGs is correct before denying or taking adverse action on the EDG.
If the individual returns Form H1869/Form H1869-S reporting changes without verification and has associated EDGs, request new verification via Form H1020.
If the individual returns Form H1869/Form H1869-S indicating changes, does not provide verification and does not have associated EDGs, request information needed to determine eligibility. If the individual does not provide the information, do not renew eligibility.