| (a) For a TANF application, the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission (HHSC) certifies or denies the application by
the 45th day after the application file date explained in §372.903
of this division (relating to Application File Date), unless the household
is subject to a one-month period of demonstrating cooperation as explained
in §372.1155(e) of this chapter (relating to Consequence for
Noncooperation with Personal Responsibility Agreement Requirements),
in which case the application processing period is extended by the
time period for demonstrating cooperation.
(b) For a SNAP application, except in the case of an
expedited application as described in §372.956 of this subchapter
(relating to Expedited SNAP Application Process), HHSC certifies or
denies the application as soon as possible but not later than 30 days
after the application file date explained in §372.903 of this
division. If the 30th day is not a workday, then the processing period
ends on the last previous workday.
(c) The first day of the application processing period
is the day after the application file date, except as described in
subsection (d) of this section.
(d) In SNAP, if an applicant resides in an institution
and is also applying for Supplemental Security Income, the first day
of the application processing period is the day the applicant is released
from the institution, if the day is after the application file date.
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