Expedited service is an important part of SNAP for households unable to wait for benefits. An eligible applicant household that meets expedited service criteria must receive (and have a reasonable opportunity to use) its first benefit no later than the fifth calendar day after the application filing date. An expedited service household may not choose to have its application processed in the normal time frame. 7 CFR § 273.2(i)
The CAO must conduct a preliminary review of every identifiable application on the day it receives the application to see if the household meets one of the criteria for expedited service. 7 CFR § 273.2(i)(2)
NOTE: An application for benefits may be any form approved by DPW or a COMPASS online application. 7 CFR § 273.2(c)(3)
Expedited service must not just be offered to households but must be given to every entitled household.
The CAO may combine the preliminary review and the application prescreening only if both can be completed on the day the CAO gets the application for benefits.
PFS12692504 Medicaid Applicant Requests FS (Linked June 21, 2006)
PFS13399506 Interview for Expedited Service Serves as Application Interview (Linked November 29, 2006)
PFS13000504 Application Processing Issues - OPS-06-04-03 (Linked February 20, 2008)
Reissued March 1, 2012, replacing September 2, 2005