FAA1.B Time Frames : 06 Application Denials - Overview
Application Denials - Overview
 
(01/01/25 – 12/31/25)
Deny the application at the time of interview or at any time after, when sufficient verification and documentation to establish ineligibility is in the case file(g). Deny the application using the following applicable program determination screens in AZTECS:
 
●AFED or AFPD for CA
●FSED or FSAD for NA
 
An NA application can be denied prior to the timely denial date when one or more of the following applies to the budgetary unit:
 
●All participants are currently receiving benefits in another case or another state. Key OC on FSED.
●The income exceeds the income limit. Key EI on FSAD.
●All participants fail to meet the NA student eligibility requirements. Key FS on FSED.
●The resources exceed the limit. Key RE on FSED.
●All participants are not eligible because they reside in an institution. Key RI on FSED.
●All participants no longer reside in Arizona. Key RS on FSED.
●All participants are not eligible as a separate NA budgetary unit. Key SH on FSED.
●All participants fail to meet citizenship or noncitizenship requirements. Key US on FSED.
●Voluntarily withdraws their NA application. Key VW on FSED.
●Death of all participants in the budgetary unit. Key DH on FSED.
●When any participant received lottery or gambling winnings equal to or more than the Winnings Reporting Amount in a single game. Key WN on FSED.
 
For NA, AZTECS displays the edit message *ERROR* EARLY DENIAL REVIEW INFO DUE DATE/APP DATE when one of the following applies:
 
●The date the action is taken is prior to the due date indicated in the most current Information Needed – NA (F011) or Expedited NA – Postponed Verification (F121) notice.
●The date the action is taken is less than ten calendar days(g) from the interview date indicated on INDA, when an F011 or F121 notice is not sent.
 
For more denial or closure codes, see Denial or Closure References Links.
 
When the due date of information request and the Timely Denial Date are the same, it is not necessary to wait until the end of the day to deny the application. When the requested information is provided, use REPT to open the program in AZTECS.