Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Division 20 - Division of County Operations › Rule 016.20.00-014 - FSC 00-10: Update Section 15000 of the Food Stamp Policy - To change AFDC to TEA, to change food stamp allotment to food stamp benefits, clarification of certain sections and replace instructions for using DCO-216, DCO-217 and DCO-199, forms used to report overpayment

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
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FSC 15000 has been generally updated to:
* Change AFDC to TEA, if needed;
* Change food stamp allotment to food stamp benefits;
* Clarify certain sections; and
* Replace instructions for using the DCO-216 and DCO-217 with
				instructions for using the DHS-199,
Benefit Overpayment
				Report.
An explanation of specific changes appears below.
FSC 15410
- Information about
				sanctions and disqualification periods has been added to this section.
FSC 15420
- This section provided
				instructions for the completion of the DCO-217. It has been deleted.
FSC 15500
- This is a new section. It
				provides information about the automated recipient overpayment accounting
				system (ROAS).
FSC 15520
- This section has been
				updated to include information about processing an overpayment claim using
				ROAS.
FSC 15533
- This section has been
				rewritten to provide information about the referral of uncollected claims to
				the Collections Unit.
FSC 15800
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This
				section has been rewritten to provide instructions for taking benefits from an
				EBT account to repay an overpayment. Instructions have been provided for
				routing completed DCO-273s to the Office of Fiscal Management when cash is
				received in the county office. When benefits are to be withdrawn from the EBT
				account, the DCO-273 must first go to the Food Stamp Section for
				validation.
FSC 15810
- This section was rewritten
				to explain the conditions under which a county office may cancel EBT benefits
				prior to the date the benefits are made available to the household.
FSC 15820
- This section was
				deleted.
FSC 15830
- This section was
				deleted.
FSC 15900
- This section has been
				updated to provide current information about the State Income Tax Refund
				Interception.
FSC 15910
- This section has been
				deleted.
FSC 15920
- This section has been
				deleted.
FSC 15930
- This section has been
				updated to provide current information about the Treasury Offset Program
				(TOP).
FSC 15940
- This section has been
				rewritten to provide the criteria for debts to be referred for collection under
				the Treasury Offset Program.
Inquiries to: Betty Helmbeck, Food Stamp Section, (501)
				682-8284
{Betty. Helmbeck@mail. state, ar.us)
I SECTION: OVERPAYMENTS
15100
Summary
County offices must initiate a claim against any
				household that has .received food stamp benefits that the household was not
				entitled to receive. Such an occurrence is called an "Overissuance" or an
				"Overpayment". In this section of policy, the term "overpayment" will be used
				to refer to claims established against households.
This section of policy covers:
1.
When and how to prepare an
			 overpayment;
2.
How to
			 submit the overpayment to the Overpayment Unit;
3.
The Overpayment Unit's
			 responsibilities, including collection of the amount owed; and
4.
The provisions under which an
			 Overpayment will be collected through a state income tax interception or the
			 federal Treasury Offset Program.
The State will initiate or pursue collections only of
				food stamp benefits paid as a result of improper issuance, or overissuance, and
				will not initiate or pursue collections of properly issued benefits, or
				collection of benefits in a manner contrary to federal law or
				regulation.