FSIS User's Manual Change Notices

CHANGE NOTICE FOR MANUAL

DATE: June 30, 2005

MANUAL:	Food Stamp Information System (FSIS) User’s Manual

CHANGE NO.: 3-2005

TO:	County Directors of Social Services
EFFECTIVE:	July 1, 2005 make the following changes to the FSIS User’s Manual.

I. GENERAL

This change notice transmits revisions to the FSIS User’s Manual. The Food Stamp Issuance Schedule is changing from five to ten days. Changes are outlined below.

II. SPECIFIC CHANGES

FSIS Section 600 is revised to include the new Food Stamp Issuance Schedule. It is expanded from five to ten days. Benefits will be available the 3^rd through the 12^th of each month based on the head of household’s last digit of their social security number.

The FSIS User’s Manual Change No. 3-2005 has been updated on the DSS website with these changes and is available in PDF format (see below).

If you do not have access to the on-line manuals, you may obtain a hard copy of FSIS User’s Manual Change 3-2005 (limit one per county) by emailing jacqueline.mcdonald@ncmail.net.

III. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE FSIS USER’S MANUAL

To maintain your current hard copy of the FSIS User’s Manual:

1. Go to the DSS On-Line Manuals website at

http://info.dhhs.state.nc.us/olm/manuals/dss/ei-35/man/index.htm

2. Click on Change No. 3-2005

3. Click on the “CN 3-2005” and attachment links at the bottom of the page to print the Change Notice and the attached documents.

4. Open the files using Adobe Acrobat Reader and print the pages. Insert or replace the appropriate pages in your current hard copy as indicated below.

Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/

To update your current hardcopy of the manual:

REMOVE		INSERT
SECTION	PAGES	SECTION	PAGES
600	1-16	600	1-15
1400	1-2, 5-8	1400	1-2, 5-8

If you have any questions, please contact the DSS Automation Staff at (919) 733-8938.

Sincerely,



Hank Bowers, Chief

Performance Reporting and Automation Section

HB/ba

Attachments

CN_FSIS3-2005

FSISs600

FSISs1400