The Eligibility Settings page contains the contact information for the Determining and Appeals Officials for the district. In smaller districts, the Determining and Appeals Officials may be the same person.



-> Go To: Eligibility Management > SETTINGS > District > Eligibility Settings


Edit Eligibility Settings

1. Click Edit to enable edit mode. 


2. Enter all information for the Determining Official in the required fields OR Check the box for Use District Contact.


3. Enter all information for the Appeals Official in the required fields OR Check the box for Use District Contact.


4. Enable Require Note on Edit to force a note be added before changes can be saved.
When enabled, MealTime will require a note be made regarding changes to an application by a User.


5. Enable Use Grace Period if Last Years's Eligibility Decreases, if applicable.
If a New Application for a student is received during the 30-day carryover and the benefits will decrease, then selecting this option provides a 10-day grace period before the new determination takes effect.
Note! If you are unsure of how to set this option, contact your State representative to see if they require the 10-day grace period for students whose eligibility decreases prior to the 30 day roll over.


6. Enable Notify When Transactions Have Outdated Eligibility, if preferred.


7. Enter the number of Days Allowed for Response When Verifying For Cause.
When verifying an Application for Cause, this setting signifies how many days the household has to respond before going to Paid.


8. Select an Agency Cert Verification Action.
If an Application is selected for Verification and the students are on an Agency Certification Import, this option tells mPower what to do.The options are: Directly Verify, Deselect from Verification or Do Nothing.
The most common setting is Directly Verify.


9. Enter the total number of Days of Carryover Eligibility for Provisional Students.
The default is 30 days.


10. Enter the total number of Days of Transfer Eligibility for Provisional Students.
The default is 10 days.


11. Click Save to save your changes or Cancel to cancel.