37.55.202    TIME PERIOD FOR BENEFITS

(1) An approved application entitles the claimant to ESRD benefits, to the extent the ESRD appropriation allows, for the following periods:

(a) for July 1 to June 30 of each fiscal year. Benefits shall begin in the month following receipt of and approval of the claimant's application. Retroactive benefits are not available;

(b) if a claimant's application is originally denied, or the claimant's circumstances change in such a way as to impact eligibility during any fiscal year, the claimant may submit a new application and the department will reconsider its eligibility determination.

History: Sec. 50-44-102 and 53-6-202, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-44-102 and 53-6-202, MCA; NEW, 1984 MAR p. 41, Eff. 1/13/84; AMD, 1987 MAR p. 1790, Eff. 10/16/87; TRANS & AMD, from DHES, 2000 MAR p. 1660, Eff. 6/30/00.