A complete application has all questions answered, is signed by the applicant, and is date stamped by the agency. If information is missing or incomplete on the application, obtain the answers from the client at the time of the interview and clearly document the information provided. EXCEPTIONS for SNAP and MFIP are noted below. See 0005.09 (Combined Application Form (CAF)), 0005.12.06 (Who Must Sign Applications), 0005.12.09 (Date of Application), 0005.12.12 (Application Interviews).


MFIP:
Relative caregivers who choose not to receive MFIP for their own needs have the option of answering only those questions relevant to determining eligibility for the children for whom they are applying.

Applications completed by phone or internet telepresence are complete when the last signature page of the CAF is returned with the required signatures within 30 days of the original request. See 0005.12 (Accepting and Processing Applications).


SNAP:
Clients have the option of answering only those questions relevant to the SNAP program.

For more information about complete signatures on the application, see 0005.12.06 (Who Must Sign Applications), 0005.12.09 (Date of Application) and 0005.12.08 (Verbal Signatures).

MSA, GA, HSP:
Follow general provisions.