NAC704.6804743. Verification of continued eligibility as qualifying low-income subscriber.

     1. An eligible telecommunications carrier shall verify that each subscriber of the eligible telecommunications carrier who receives Lifeline or Link Up services remains eligible to receive those services as follows:

     (a) To verify the continued eligibility of a subscriber who submitted documentation in accordance with subsection 2 of NAC 704.680474 to establish eligibility to receive Lifeline or Link Up services, the eligible telecommunications carrier shall annually contact the subscriber and request that the subscriber provide to the eligible telecommunications carrier updated documentation in accordance with subsection 2 of NAC 704.680474 which demonstrates that the subscriber remains eligible to receive Lifeline or Link Up services.

     (b) To verify the continued eligibility of a subscriber who submitted documentation pursuant to subsection 3 of NAC 704.680474 to establish eligibility to receive Lifeline or Link Up services, the eligible telecommunications carrier shall review the list provided by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 707.470 of persons who are eligible to receive Lifeline or Link Up services. If the name of a subscriber no longer appears on the list, the eligible telecommunications carrier shall contact the subscriber and request that the subscriber provide to the eligible telecommunications carrier updated documentation in accordance with subsection 3 of NAC 704.680474 demonstrating that the subscriber remains eligible to receive Lifeline or Link Up services.

     2. If a subscriber fails to provide the updated documentation pursuant to subsection 1 within 60 days after receiving a request for the documentation, the subscriber shall be deemed to be ineligible to receive Lifeline or Link Up services, and the eligible telecommunications carrier shall switch the rate for telephone service for the subscriber to the regular rate for telephone service.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R051-05, eff. 9-7-2005; A by R006-09, 10-27-2009)