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JCAR890120-1011664r0813751376137713781379138013811382138313841385138613871388138913901391139213931394139513961397139813991400140114021403140414051406140714081409141014111412141314141415141614172) with Department programs conducted for the purposes of acquisition orverification of information upon which eligibility may depend; and3) in applying for all financial benefits for which they may qualify and toavail themselves of thosesuch benefits at the earliest possible date.b) Clients are required to avail themselves of all potential income and resources andto take appropriate action to receive such resources, including those describedunder Section 120.388(d)(2) of this Part.c) When eligibility cannot be conclusively determined because the individual isunwilling or fails to provide essential information or to consent to verification, theclient is ineligible.d) At screening, applicants shall be informed, in writing, of any information they areto provide at the eligibility interview.e) At the eligibility interview or at any time during the application process, when theapplicant is requested to provide information in his or her possession, theDepartment will allow 10ten (10) days for the return of the requested information.The first day of the 10ten (10) day period is the calendar day following the datethe information request form is sent or given to the applicant. The last day of the10ten (10) day period shall be a work day and is to be indicated on theinformation request form. If the applicant does not provide the information by thedate on the information request form, the application shall be denied on thefollowing work day.f) At the eligibility interview or at any time during the application process, when theapplicant is requested to provide third party information, the Department shallallow 10 calendarten (10) days for the return of the requested information or forverification that the third party information has been requested. The first day ofthe 10ten (10) day period is the calendar day following the date the informationrequest form is sent or given to the applicant. The last day of the 10ten (10) dayperiod shall be a work day and willis to be indicated on the information requestform. It is to be indicated on the information request form that the applicant shallprovide written verification of the request for the third party information. If theapplicant does not provide the information or the verification that the informationwas requested by the date on the information request form, the application shallbe denied on the following work day.1) Third party information is defined as information thatwhich must beprovided by someone other than the applicant. An authorizedrepresentative or person applying on another's behalf is not a third party,