Section 405IAC7-2-1. Benefit issuance; representative payee

   (a) A benefit check shall be issued not later than five (5) calendar days after the first day of each benefit month in the name of the eligible individual or to a representative payee authorized in accordance with subsection (d).

  (b) Lost or stolen checks shall be reissued not later than fifteen (15) days after the recipient or representative payee submits to the local office of family and children the proper affidavit prescribed by Indiana and signed by the payee confirming that the check was not received.

  (c) Benefit checks that are returned in the mail will be reissued in accordance with the procedures of the state auditor's office, not later than fifteen (15) days after written documentation from the payee of the correct and current address of the payee.

  (d) An individual who signs the representative payee agreement for state supplemental assistance for personal needs will be permitted to receive the benefit check on behalf of the recipient if the recipient does not object. A representative payee must use the benefit check solely for the personal needs of the recipient. If, at any time, proof is submitted to the satisfaction of the local office of family and children that a representative payee is not fulfilling his or her obligations under the agreement to provide for the personal needs of the recipient, the local office of family and children may require that another individual be selected as the representative payee. (Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 7-2-1; filed Apr 16, 2003, 10:55 a.m.: 26 IR 2869; readopted filed Sep 18, 2009, 10:43 a.m.: 20091014-IR-405090602RFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2015, 2:56 p.m.: 20150826-IR-405150143RFA)

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