3.6 Withdrawing a Referral

Under certain circumstances, an FSET referral may be withdrawn prior to FSET enrollment. Only those that are in ‘referred’ status can be withdrawn. An FSET referral may be withdrawn if one of the following applies:

An updated referral from the income maintenance (IM) worker is received indicating that the individual’s participation status has changed to ‘FS Ineligible’; or
An updated referral from the IM worker is received indicating that a non-exempt ABAWD’s participation status has changed to ‘Non-ABAWD’ or ‘Exempt ABAWD’. In these cases, the referral may only be withdrawn if two additional conditions are met, as follows:
- The FSET worker has not yet contacted the member by phone or mail to schedule the initial appointment and
- The member has not indicated to the IM worker that they want to participate in FSET as a volunteer; or
A voluntary non-ABAWD or exempt ABAWD notifies the FSET worker that s/he is not interested in participating in FSET; or
A voluntary non-ABAWD or exempt ABAWD has not communicated with the FSET worker for a period of two months after receiving the referral.

The FSET worker may not withdraw a referral for a non-exempt ABAWD prior to the individual exhausting his/her three time-limited benefits (TLBs) or three additional months and becoming ineligible for FoodShare (FS).

Note: A referral in ‘Enrolled’ status cannot be withdrawn. If the referral is in ‘Enrolled’ status, the participation status changes from ‘Non-Exempt ABAWD’ to either ‘Non-ABAWD’ or ‘Exempt ABAWD’ and the individual remains eligible for FS, the FSET agency should not automatically disenroll the participant. The FSET worker should contact the individual by phone or letter and offer the opportunity to participate in FSET as a volunteer.

This page last updated in Release Number: 15-01

Release Date: 02/26/15

Effective Date: 02/26/15