a. Requirement To Accept Information From Applicants and Beneficiaries

The regulation at § 435.557(b)(3) specifies that the State must comply with the requirements at §§ 435.558 and 435.952(d) and provide individuals the opportunity to furnish information and documentation required to verify that the individual has demonstrated community engagement or is deemed to have demonstrated community engagement for a required month, or is a specified excluded individual, before terminating or denying eligibility based on reliable information available to the State. We also provide at § 435.557(b)(4) that the State must allow the individual, an adult who is in the individual's ( printed page 33396) household, as defined in § 435.603(f), or family, as defined in section 36B(d)(1) of the Code, an authorized representative, or, if the individual is incapacitated, someone acting responsibly for the individual to submit any required information using any of the modalities through which States are required to accept applications, including online, by phone, by mail, in person, or via other commonly available electronic means, in accordance with § 435.907(a).