Effective February 1, 2000, the following language has been added to MPP Section 63-410. Counties shall provide written information at application and recertification which outlines the requirements contained in Section 63-410.

Prior to February 1, 2000, there was no regulatory requirement for the county to advise an applicant or recipient of the ABAWD work requirement. With this new requirement, a county could not properly limit the applicant or recipient to three months of food stamp benefits in a 36 month period (without meeting or being exempt from the ABAWD work requirement) unless it provided the written information about the ABAWD work requirement at application and recertification.