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56 OK Stat § 56-240.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.22. Financial institution data match reporting system.

|A. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with representatives of the financial industry in Oklahoma, shall develop and implement a financial institution data match reporting system. Such system shall be operated by the Department and shall use automated data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible to compare account information data held by financial institutions with the Child Support Enforcement Division's database of child obligors in noncompliance with an order of support. |B. The Department is authorized to enter into any contracts or cooperative agreements necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.C. Release and maintenance of any information in a good faith attempt to comply with the provisions of this act shall not constitute a violation of any confidentiality or financial privacy law.D. The Department shall adopt rules under the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 250 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 25, eff. July 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.22A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.22A. Financial institution data match reporting system - Definitions.

|As used in Section 240.22 et seq. of this title: |1. "Account" means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, money-market mutual fund account or brokerage account;2. "Financial institution" means any federal or state bank or savings association, federal or state credit union, benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money-market mutual fund or similar entity authorized to do business by the State of Oklahoma; and3. "Noncompliance with an order for support" means that the obligor has failed to make child support payments required by a child support order in an amount equal to the child support payable for at least ninety (90) days.Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 26, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 407, § 19, eff. July 1, 2001.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.22C (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.22C. Financial institution data match reporting system - Unauthorized disclosure of information by state employee or agent.

|No employee or agent of this state shall divulge any information referred to in this act, except in the manner herein prescribed to any public or private agency or individual. Information may be disclosed and shared by and between any employee of an administering agency and any other state or federal agency as necessary in the collection of child support. Unauthorized disclosure of any such information shall, upon conviction, be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per offense. Such unauthorized release of information shall also be cause for administrative discipline of any employee who engages in such unauthorized release. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 28, eff. July 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.22D (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.22D. Financial institution data match reporting system - Failure to comply with reporting requirements - Penalty.

|Any financial institution which is required to submit a report pursuant to the provisions of this act which fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with such reporting requirements after notification by certified mail return receipt requested, and such failure continues for more than thirty (30) business days after mailing of such notification of the failure to comply, without reasonable cause, or if said financial institution willfully renders false information in reply to such request, such financial institution shall be liable for a penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). |Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 29, eff. July 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.22E (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.22E. Financial institutions data match reporting system - Disclosure to depositors or account holders prohibited - Penalty - Liability - Unauthorized disclosure of financial records - Penalty.

|A. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, a financial institution furnishing a report or providing information to the Department pursuant to this act shall not disclose to a depositor or an account holder that the name of such person has been received from or furnished to the Department; provided, however, that a financial institution may disclose to its depositors or account holders that under the financial data match reporting system the Department has the authority to request certain identifying information on certain depositors or account holders. |B. If an institution willfully violates the provisions of this section, such financial institution shall pay to the Department the lesser of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or the amount on deposit or in the account of the person to whom such disclosure was made.C. A financial institution shall incur no obligation or liability to a depositor or account holder or any other person arising from the furnishing of a report or information pursuant to this act.D. A financial institution shall incur no obligation or liability to a depositor or account holder or any other person arising from the furnishing of information to the depositor or account holder that the Child Support Enforcement Division has issued a levy on the depositor’s or account holder’s assets in that financial institution if the financial institution advises the depositor or account holder of the levy after the financial institution has frozen all accounts of the depositor or account holder pursuant to Section 240.22G of this title.E. A financial institution may charge an account levied on by the Department of Human Services a fee, as determined by the Department, of not less than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) which shall be deducted from such account prior to remitting any funds to the Department.F. Any individual who knowingly makes an unauthorized disclosure of financial records pursuant to this act shall upon conviction thereof, be fined up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and shall be subject to civil proceedings for such violation of privacy.Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 30, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.22F (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.22F. Financial institution data match reporting system - Development of compatible systems - Survey of time and expense.

|The Department shall determine by survey the likely time and expense required for individual financial institutions in Oklahoma to reprogram their data processing systems, if necessary and if reasonably possible, to carry out electronic data matches. Based on the information obtained from the survey and in coordination with representatives of the financial industry in Oklahoma, the Department shall implement a reporting system that maximizes electronic data matches with those financial institutions that now have compatible systems, and that phases in electronic data matches with other financial institutions that are capable of developing compatible systems with the expenditure of reasonable time and expense. |Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 31, eff. July 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.22G (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.22G. Financial institution data match reporting system - Levy of match accounts.

|Upon matching a delinquent obligor with a financial account, the Division shall automatically issue a levy for each match account unless after reviewing each data match, it is found that a levy would be inappropriate under the particular circumstances, and there is full and timely compliance with a court-ordered payment plan. |1. Such levy shall be valid for sixty (60) days. Upon receipt of any levy, the financial institution shall:a.immediately freeze all accounts of the obligor, up to the amount of the lien,b.hold funds in the accounts for twenty-one (21) days before remitting payment to the Division, andc.notify the Division if an account has been closed.2. Except as provided in Section 240.22E of this title, the financial institution shall not disclose information to the depositor or account holder. Within three (3) working days after levy is sent to the financial institution, the Division shall send the levy to the obligor, with a notice that the obligor has ten (10) days to request an administrative review of the levy.3. Twenty-one (21) days after receiving the levy, the financial institution shall remit funds, up to the amount of the lien, to the Division, unless the Division has notified the institution that the levy has been released in part or in full. The financial institution shall remit any additional deposit made to a levied account, up to the amount of the levy, for a period of sixty (60) days after receiving the levy.Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 32, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 407, § 20, eff. July 1, 2001.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.23. Orders over signature of Director.

|A. The Division has the authority to enter orders in the following actions over the signature of the Director and without the necessity of obtaining an additional signature of a district or administrative court judge: |1. To subpoena any financial or other information needed to establish, modify, or enforce a support order and to impose penalties for failure to respond to a subpoena; provided, that the subpoena shall comply with the provisions of Section 2204 of Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes;2. In cases in which there is a support arrearage, to secure assets by:a.intercepting or seizing periodic or lump-sum payments from:(1)a state or local agency, including unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, and other benefits, and(2)judgments, settlements, and lotteries,b.attaching and seizing assets of the obligor held in financial institutions,c.attaching public and private retirement funds, andd.imposing liens in accordance with Section 135 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes;3. To increase the monthly payment of child support, for purposes of securing overdue support, in an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total child support order. This increase may not be made more than once every twelve (12) months. This remedy is in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedy provided by law or by court order;4. If an income assignment is not ordered or in place by operation of law for collection of support monies, the Division is authorized to implement income withholding by sending a notice of income assignment for support to any payor of income to the obligor; and5. To require both parents to appear for genetic testing in cases where paternity has not been established or admitted. The Division shall send notice to the putative father containing information on how to appear and admit paternity or object to the order for genetic testing. An objection to genetic testing shall require the putative father to complete an affidavit contesting paternity on a form prescribed by the Division. An order for genetic testing under this subsection may be docketed and enforced in the district court by indirect contempt.B. With respect to paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection A of this section, at the time of the action, the Division shall send a notice to the obligor explaining the obligor's rights to object to the action and the procedure to have it modified or reversed.Added by Laws 1997, c. 402, § 33, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 384, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 314, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2007, c. 140, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
56 OK Stat § 56-240.24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-240.24. Delinquent or missing parent "Most Wanted" list.

|A. The Department of Human Services may release a delinquent or missing parent “Most Wanted” type list of individuals who are in arrears in their district or administrative court-ordered child support obligations or who are sought for the purpose of establishing a child support order. The list may include the individual’s name, photograph, last known address, and amount of any child support arrearage. |B. The list may be published in any available media, form or format including, but not limited to, the internet.C. A disclosure made by the Department in a good faith effort to comply with this section may not be considered a violation of any confidentiality laws.D. The Department shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2011, c. 4, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
56 OK Stat § 56-241 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-241. Participation in food stamp program - Agreements - Distribution - Reimbursement procedures.

|A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the Department of Human Services to participate in the food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended. The cost of distributing food stamp benefits shall be paid by the Department. |B. 1. The Department may, at its option:a.operate the program of distributing food stamp benefits to families certified as eligible by the Department, orb.contract with private or public entities for the distribution of food stamp benefits.2. Any program for distribution of food stamp benefits operated pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall provide:a.adequate qualified personnel, suitable facilities, and adequate participant access to such benefits through a system of electronic benefits transfer,b.adequate qualified personnel and suitable facilities for storage and issuing of any required food stamp coupons for benefits,c.any bonding of personnel, and insurance required by the Commission for Human Services, andd.that such exchange, distribution and accounting of food stamp benefits shall be in compliance with all federal and state regulations and rules applicable thereto.C. Food stamp benefits may be obtained through one or more approved food stores, or through other means approved by the Department.Added by Laws 1972, c. 62, § 1, operative July 1, 1972. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 177, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 87, § 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 17, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1999.
56 OK Stat § 56-241.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-241.1. Electronic benefit identification program - Implementation.

|A. The Department of Human Services shall develop an electronic benefits identification program to expediently and accurately determine the eligibility of and the extent or limit of benefits of clients, and to serve providers and other persons providing consumer-related goods to recipients of food stamps and other assistance programs. |B. 1. The electronic benefits identification program for recipients of food stamps and other assistance may be implemented on a staggered basis.2. To provide for the implementation of the electronic benefits identification program, and as determined necessary by the Department for such implementation in compliance with federal law, the time of issuance of benefits for recipients of food stamps and other assistance programs may be modified or adjusted to provide for issuance of benefits on a staggered basis, provided recipients shall be notified, in writing, at least three (3) months prior to any modification or adjustment of the time of issuance of benefits.C. The electronic benefits identification program shall be implemented upon the awarding of a contract to a vendor selected by competitive bid to do business with the State of Oklahoma.Added by Laws 1993, c. 156, § 3, emerg. eff. May 7, 1993. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 69, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 414, § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
56 OK Stat § 56-241.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-241.3. Limitation of benefits - Amount and receipt of allotments.

|A. Except as otherwise provided by law or waiver, all able-bodied recipients eighteen (18) years of age to fifty (50) years of age, who are not disabled or raising minor children, may receive food stamps for only three (3) months in each thirty-six-month period except in months in which such recipients are employed for at least twenty (20) or more hours per week. The Department of Human Services shall enforce the provisions of this section and any approved waivers or other provisions pursuant to law in effect for this state as of the effective date of this act in designated areas and populations. |B. 1. A family applying for food stamps after the fifteenth (15th) day of each month shall be eligible to receive the total amount of their initial allotment and their regular first allotment.2. A household allotment of food stamps may be reduced by up to twenty-five percent (25%) if a family is sanctioned in another program established pursuant to the Statewide Temporary Assistance Responsibility System.3. An individual in a treatment center shall designate the treatment center as the recipient of such individual's food stamp allotment.4. Operating procedures for the food stamp programs in local offices may vary to reflect local differences.5. The Department is authorized to use the amount of a household food stamp allotment to subsidize a job under a work supplementation or support program.C. Beginning October 1, 2013, the Department of Human Services shall not request a waiver to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program services to able-bodied adults without dependents.Added by Laws 1997, c. 414, § 23, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 178, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2013.
56 OK Stat § 56-241.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-241.4. Restrictions on debit and electronic benefit cards - Violations.

|A. No debit or electronic benefit transfer cards that contain state or federal funds from programs including, but not limited to, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) may be used in any transaction in: |1. Any liquor store;2. Any casino, gambling casino or gaming establishment;3. Any retail establishment which provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment; or4. Any retail establishment whose principal business is that of selling cigarettes, cigar or tobacco products.B. For the purposes of this act:1. "Liquor store" means any retail establishment that sells exclusively or primarily intoxicating liquor but does not include a grocery store that sells both intoxicating liquor and groceries;2. "Casino", "gambling casino" and "gaming establishment" do not include:a.a grocery store that sells groceries and that also offers, or is located within the same building or complex as an establishment that offers casino, gambling or gaming activities, orb.any other establishment that offers casino, gambling or gaming activities incidental to the principal purpose of the business; and3. "Electronic benefit transfer transaction" means the use of a credit or debit card service, automated teller machine, point-of-sale terminal or access to an online system for the withdrawal of funds or the processing of a payment for merchandise or service.C. An individual who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a reduction in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits as follows:1. For the first violation, twenty-five percent (25%) of the individual's TANF payment standard for a period of three (3) months;2. A second violation following the three (3) month reduction in benefits shall result in a thirty-five percent (35%) reduction in TANF benefits for six (6) subsequent months;3. A third violation following the six (6) month reduction in benefits shall result in a fifty percent (50%) reduction in TANF benefits for twelve (12) subsequent months; and4. Subsequent violations shall result in the individual being deemed permanently ineligible for TANF benefits. Individuals with children receiving TANF benefits shall only be eligible to receive benefit payments for dependent children as provided by state and federal law.D. By August 1, 2013, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services shall report on the status of an implementation plan pursuant to the provisions of this section. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be provided with updates on the status of implementation on a quarterly basis until provisions of this section are fully implemented by the Department.Added by Laws 2013, c. 260, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 26, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
56 OK Stat § 56-242 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-242. Distribution of federally donated agricultural commodities - Limitations.

|There shall be no distribution of federally donated agricultural commodities under the commodity distribution program to individuals or households in a county participating in the food stamp program except during emergency situations or as authorized by federal law or the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 62, § 2, operative July 1, 1972.
56 OK Stat § 56-244 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-244. Conflicting federal statutes.

|If any provision of this act shall be in conflict with any applicable federal statute, rule or regulation, the federal statute, rule or regulation shall prevail. |Added by Laws 1972, c. 62, § 4, operative July 1, 1972.
56 OK Stat § 56-245.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-245.1. Partnerships to generate funding.

|The Oklahoma Department of Commerce in conjunction with the Oklahoma Food Security Committee shall work with public and private partnerships to secure funding to increase the capacity of Oklahoma’s food security initiatives. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 414, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008.
56 OK Stat § 56-246 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 56. Poor Persons|§56-246. HOPE Act – Eligibility verification – Independent vendors.

|A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Act to Restore Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone" or the "HOPE Act". |B. Prior to awarding assistance under Medicaid, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall verify eligibility information of each applicant, excluding those applicants who would be eligible under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) and excluding those applicants with intellectual disabilities receiving Home and Community Based Medicaid waiver and state-funded services.C. The information verified by the Authority shall include, but is not limited to:1. Earned and unearned income;2. Employment status and changes in employment;3. Immigration status;4. Residency status, including a nationwide best-address source to verify individuals are residents of the state;5. Enrollment status in other state-administered public assistance programs;6. Financial resources;7. Incarceration status;8. Death records;9. Enrollment status in public assistance programs outside of this state; and10. Potential identity fraud or identity theft.D. The Authority shall sign a memorandum of understanding with any department, agency or division for information detailed in subsection C of this section.E. The Authority shall contract with one or more independent vendors to provide information detailed in subsection C of this section. Any contract entered under this subsection shall establish annualized savings that exceed the contract's total annual cost to the state.F. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Authority from receiving, reviewing or verifying additional information related to eligibility not detailed in this section or from contracting with one or more independent vendors to provide additional information not detailed in this section.Added by Laws 2018, c. 3, § 1.