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33.17	ASSIGNING CERTIFICATION PERIODS	Food Stamp Table of Contents

1240-1-14-.14(5)	Households certified under joint processing procedures should be certified for up to twelve months in accordance with 1240-1-7 and 1240-1-5. (a) Normal Certification Periods Households that are certified on an expedited basis and have provided all necessary verification required in Section 1240-1-16 prior to certification will be assigned a normal certification period. (b) Optional Certification Periods If verification is postponed, the caseworker may certify these households for the month of application only. However, at the worker’s option, a normal certification period may be assigned to these households whose circumstances would otherwise warrant a longer certification period. In either case, benefits will not be continued past the month of application if postponed verification(s) are not provided.	Glossary of Terms
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