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Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.02 - SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES › Section 16.03.02.303 - OTHER SERVICES

Current through August 31, 2023
If a SNF offers home health, hospice, or other services from
				the facility, the needs and requirements for the delivery of those services
				must in no way interfere with the ongoing operation of the SNF.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.000 - LEGAL AUTHORITY

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department of Health and Welfare is authorized to
				promulgate these rules under Sections
				7-1206,
				32-1207,
				32-1209,
				32-1214G,
				32-1217,
				56-203A, and
				56-1004, Idaho Code.
				(3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.001 - TITLE, SCOPE, AND GOAL

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Title
. These rules are titled IDAPA 16.03.03, "Child Support
			 Services." (3-15-22)
02.
Scope
. These rules provide the requirements for the administration
			 of the Department's child support program. (3-15-22)
03.
Goal
. The goal of child
			 support services is to ensure that both parents provide the financial support
			 necessary to provide for their children. This program requires cooperation
			 between families, employers, and the community. (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.050 - DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPORT COLLECTED IN TITLE IV-E FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE CASES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Payment
			 of Support Obligation
. The amount collected as current support shall
			 first be retained by the State to reimburse itself for the foster care
			 assistance payment for that month. Any amount collected in excess of the
			 current month's foster care assistance payment, but less than the monthly
			 support obligation, shall be paid to the state agency responsible for the
			 child's placement and care. Any amount collected in excess of the monthly
			 support obligation shall be retained by the State to reimburse any previous
			 foster care assistance payments. The State is limited to reimbursement for past
			 foster care assistance by the amount of the total support obligation owed. Any
			 excess collected after the State has been reimbursed for past foster care
			 assistance payments shall be paid to the state agency responsible for the
			 child's placement and care. Collections shall be applied to future payments
			 only after all current support and arrears have been satisfied.
			 (3-15-22)
02.
Termination of
			 Foster Care Payments
. When a state stops providing foster care
			 assistance under Title IV-E, the assignment of support rights ends except as to
			 unpaid support which accrued prior to or during the assignment.
			 (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.075 - FEES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Application Fee
. At the time
			 of application for child support services, a written application must be
			 completed and a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) must be paid. The fee must be
			 paid in advance of any services to be provided and is not refundable.
			 (3-15-22)
02.
Income Tax
			 Offset Fees
. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) will be deducted each
			 time child support is collected as a result of an income tax offset.
			 (3-15-22)
03.
Internal
			 Revenue Service (IRS) Referral Fees
. A fee of one hundred twenty-two
			 dollars and fifty cents ($122.50) shall be charged for a referral to the IRS
			 for full collection of the child support obligation. (3-15-22)
04.
Locate Fees
. Child Support
			 Services may charge an applicant/recipient a fee of ten dollars ($10) for
			 referral to FPLS for location of a non-custodial parent when no other child
			 support services are being provided. Child Support Services may also charge a
			 fee of four dollars ($4) for referral to the FPLS for a social security number
			 search. Child Support Services may charge a fee of seventy cents ($.70) for
			 referral to FPLS for location of a noncustodial parent. (3-15-22)
05.
Federally Mandated Annual Service
			 Fees
. Child Support Services must charge an annual fee of thirty-five
			 dollars ($35) for each support enforcement case in which it has collected and
			 disbursed at least five hundred fifty dollars ($550) of support in the federal
			 fiscal year. The fee will be billed to the parent ordered to pay support, but
			 will not be assessed on any case in which an individual has ever received
			 benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
			 (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.100 - LEGAL COSTS

Current through August 31, 2023
An applicant/recipient will be notified at the time of the
				application that legal costs incurred by Child Support Services will be
				deducted from any child support collected to reimburse the State. The
				applicant/recipient will be notified as to the legal costs being incurred. No
				more than twenty percent (20%) of any collection will be deducted for
				reimbursement of these costs. Child Support Services will attempt to obtain an
				order against the non-custodial parent in favor of the applicant/recipient for
				reimbursement of the legal costs incurred by Child Support Services.
				(3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.200 - SECURING AND ENFORCING MEDICAL SUPPORT

Current through August 31, 2023
Medical support enforcement services must be provided in any
				case for which an assignment of medical support is in effect, including:
				(3-15-22)
01.
Petition
.
			 Petitioning the court to include health insurance that is available to either
			 parent at reasonable cost in new or modified court orders for support. Health
			 insurance is considered reasonable in cost if it is available through
			 employment or other group health benefit plan. (3-15-22)
02.
Enforcement
. Taking any
			 necessary action to ensure that one (1) parent secures and maintains medical
			 insurance required by the support order. (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.201 - ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FOR ENFORCEMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPORT

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Request
. An obligor may
			 request an administrative review within twenty (20) days after a notice of
			 intent to enroll one (1) or more children in a health benefit plan is mailed by
			 the Department. (3-15-22)
02.
Scope of Administrative Review
. The Department will cancel a
			 notice of intent to enroll or a National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) if:
			 (3-15-22)
a. The parent does not owe medical
			 support. (3-15-22)
b. The parent is
			 no longer obligated to provide medical support. (3-15-22)
c. Medical support, excluding Medicaid, is
			 already being provided by either parent. (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.300 - REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Notice
. Each parent subject to a child support order in effect in
			 the State that is being enforced by Child Support Services must be notified of
			 the right of the parent to request a review of the order by Child Support
			 Services every thirty-six (36) months. Reviews are not to be done more
			 frequently unless there has been a substantial and material change in
			 circumstances. (3-15-22)
02.
Review
. A support order will be reviewed for possible
			 modification: (3-15-22)
a. If requested by
			 either parent; (3-15-22)
b. If
			 requested by any state, tribal, or foreign child support services agency; or
			 (3-15-22)
c. Automatically, at
			 least every thirty-six (36) months, in any case where the custodial parent or
			 other custodian of the child or children is receiving benefits under Title IV-A
			 of the Social Security Act, either in Idaho or elsewhere.
			 (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.301 - CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Consumer
			 Reporting Agency
. Any person who for monetary fees, dues or on a
			 cooperative basis, regularly engages in whole or in part in the practice of
			 assembling or evaluating consumer credit information or other information on
			 consumers for the purpose of furnishing consumer reports to third parties, and
			 who uses any means or facility of interstate commerce for the purpose of
			 preparing or furnishing consumer reports. (3-15-22)
02.
Reports
. Reports are made to
			 consumer reporting agencies of any non-custodial parent who owes overdue
			 support exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) and is at least three (3)
			 months in arrears after the court order is finalized. Notice will be provided
			 to the non-custodial parent prior to the report being made available to the
			 agencies and will inform the non-custodial parent of the methods available for
			 contesting the accuracy of the information. (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Section 16.03.03.302 - GOOD CAUSE DETERMINATION IN LICENSE SUSPENSION PROCEEDINGS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Definitions
. The following
			 definitions apply for this section of rules: (3-15-22)
a. "Obligor" means an individual who is
			 ordered to pay child support under an order issued by a court or authorized
			 administrative authority. (3-15-22)
b. "Obligee" means an individual who is
			 ordered to receive child support under an order issued by a court or authorized
			 administrative authority. (3-15-22)
c. "Motor Vehicle License" means a license
			 required to operate any type of motor vehicle. (3-15-22)
d. "Occupational or Professional License"
			 means a license issued to allow a person to practice or engage in any business,
			 occupation, or profession. (3-15-22)
e. "Recreational License" means a license,
			 certificate, or permit authorizing an individual to engage in any recreational
			 activity including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, and trapping.
			 (3-15-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.03 - CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES › Appendix A - ORDER/NOTICE TO WITHHOLD INCOME FOR CHILD SUPPORT

Current through August 31, 2023
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Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.000 - LEGAL AUTHORITY

Current through August 31, 2023
The Idaho Legislature has granted the Department of Health and
				Welfare authority to enter into contracts and agreements with the Federal
				government to carry out the purposes of any Federal acts pertaining to public
				assistance or welfare services. The Department of Health and Welfare has
				authority to make rules governing the administration and management of the
				Department's business, pursuant to Sections
				56-203, Idaho Code.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.001 - TITLE, SCOPE, AND PURPOSE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Title
. These rules are titled IDAPA 16.03.04 "Idaho Food Stamp
			 Program." (3-17-22)
02.
Scope
. These rules contain the requirements for application and
			 the eligibility criteria to receive benefits in the Food Stamp Program. These
			 rules are administered by the Department of Health and Welfare for the United
			 States Department of Agriculture. (3-17-22)
03.
Purpose
. The purpose of
			 these rules is to raise the nutritional level among low-income households whose
			 limited food purchasing power contributes to hunger and malnutrition among
			 members of such households. These rules also provide the regulatory basis for
			 that procedure. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.008 - AUDIT, INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT

Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to any actions specified in these rules, the
				Department may audit, investigate and take enforcement action under the
				provisions of IDAPA 16.05.07, "Investigation and Enforcement of Fraud, Abuse or
				Misconduct." (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.011 - DEFINITIONS E THROUGH L

Current through August 31, 2023
For the Food Stamp Program, the following definitions apply:
				(3-17-22)
01.
Electronic Benefit
			 Transfer
. A method of issuing Food Stamps to an eligible household.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Eligible
			 Foods
. Any food or food product for human consumption excluding alcohol,
			 tobacco, and hot foods and hot food products ready for immediate consumption.
			 Eligible foods include: (3-17-22)
a. Garden
			 seeds and plants to grow food for human consumption. (3-17-22)
b. Meals prepared for the elderly at a
			 communal dining facility. (3-17-22)
c. Meals prepared and delivered by an
			 authorized meal delivery service. (3-17-22)
d. Meals served to a narcotics addict or
			 alcoholic who participate and reside in a rehabilitation center program.
			 (3-17-22)
e. Meals prepared and
			 served by an authorized group living center to blind or disabled residents who
			 receive benefits under Titles I, II or X, XIV, XVI of the Social Security Act.
			 (3-17-22)
f. Meals prepared and
			 served at a shelter for battered women and children to eligible residents.
			 (3-17-22)
g. Meals prepared and
			 served by an authorized public or private nonprofit establishment to homeless
			 Food Stamp participants. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.012 - DEFINITIONS M THROUGH Z

Current through August 31, 2023
For the Food Stamp Program, the following definitions apply:
				(3-17-22)
01.
Migrant Farmworker
			 Household
. A migrant farmworker household has a member who travels from
			 community to community to do agricultural work. (3-17-22)
02.
Minimum Utility Allowance
			 (MUA)
. Utility deduction given to a food stamp household that has a cost
			 for one (1) utility that is not heating, cooling, or telephone.
			 (3-17-22)
03.
Nonexempt
. A household member who must register for and
			 participate in the JSAP program. A household member who must register for work.
			 (3-17-22)
04.
Nonprofit Meal
			 Delivery Service
. A political subdivision or a private nonprofit
			 organization, which prepares and delivers meals, authorized to accept Food
			 Stamps. (3-17-22)
05.
Overissuance
. The amount Food Stamps issued exceeds the Food
			 Stamps a household was eligible to receive. (3-17-22)
06.
Parental Control
. Parental
			 control means that an adult household member has a minor in the household who
			 is dependent financially or otherwise on the adult. Minors, emancipated through
			 marriage, are not under parental control. Minors living with children of their
			 own are not under parental control. (3-17-22)
07.
Participant
. A person who
			 receives Food Stamp benefits. (3-17-22)
08.
Program
. The Food Stamp
			 Program created under the Food Stamp Act and administered in Idaho by the
			 Department. (3-17-22)
09.
Public Assistance
. Public assistance means Temporary Assistance
			 for Families in Idaho (TAFI), and Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD).
			 (3-17-22)
10.
Recertification
. A recertification is a process for determining
			 ongoing eligibility for Food Stamps. (3-17-22)
11.
Retail Food Store
. A retail
			 food store, for Food Stamp purposes means: (3-17-22)
a. An establishment, or recognized department
			 of an establishment, or a house-to-house food trade route, whose food sales
			 volume is more than fifty percent (50%) staple food items for home preparation
			 and consumption. (3-17-22)
b.
			 Public or private communal dining facilities and meal delivery services.
			 (3-17-22)
c. Private nonprofit drug
			 addict or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation programs. (3-17-22)
d. Public or private nonprofit group living
			 arrangements. (3-17-22)
e. Public
			 or private nonprofit shelters for battered women and children.
			 (3-17-22)
f. Private nonprofit
			 cooperative food purchasing ventures, including those whose members pay for
			 food prior to the receipt of the food. (3-17-22)
g. A farmers' market. (3-17-22)
h. An approved public or private nonprofit
			 establishment which feeds homeless persons. The establishment must be approved
			 by FNS. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.013 - ABBREVIATIONS A THROUGH G

Current through August 31, 2023
For the purposes of the Food Stamp Program, the following
				abbreviations are used. (3-17-22)
01.
AABD
. Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled. (3-17-22)
02.
ABAWD
. Able bodied adults
			 without dependents. (3-17-22)
03.
AE
. Administrative Error. (3-17-22)
04.
AFA
. Application for
			 Assistance. (3-17-22)
05.
BIA
. Bureau of Indian Affairs. (3-17-22)
06.
BIA GA
. Bureau of Indian
			 Affairs-general assistance. (3-17-22)
07.
COLA
. Cost of Living
			 Allowance. COLA data comes from SSA. (3-17-22)
08.
CSS
. Bureau of Child Support
			 Services. (3-17-22)
09.
DHW
. The Department of Health and Welfare in Idaho.
			 (3-17-22)
10.
DMV
.
			 Department of Motor Vehicles in Idaho. (3-17-22)
11.
EBT
. Electronic Benefit
			 Transfer. (3-17-22)
12.
EWS
. Enhanced Work Services. (3-17-22)
13.
FNS
. The Food and Nutrition
			 Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (3-17-22)
14.
FFY
. Federal fiscal year.
			 (3-17-22)
15.
FMV
.
			 Fair market value. (3-17-22)
16.
FPG
. Federal Poverty Guideline(s). (3-17-22)
17.
FQC
. Federal Quality
			 Control. (3-17-22)
18.
HUD
. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.014 - ABBREVIATIONS I THROUGH Z

Current through August 31, 2023
For the purposes of the Food Stamp Program, the following
				abbreviations are used. (3-17-22)
01.
ICCP
. Idaho Child Care Program. (3-17-22)
02.
IHE
. Inadvertent household
			 error. (3-17-22)
03.
INS
. Immigration and Naturalization Service, in 2003, became the
			 United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), a Division of
			 Homeland Security. (3-17-22)
04.
INA
. Immigration and Nationality Act. (3-17-22)
05.
IPV
. Intentional program
			 violation. (3-17-22)
06.
IRS
. Internal Revenue Service. (3-17-22)
07.
JSAP
. Job Search Assistance
			 Program. (3-17-22)
08.
LUA
. Limited utility allowance. (3-17-22)
09.
MUA
. Minimum utility
			 allowance. (3-17-22)
10.
PA
. Public Assistance. (3-17-22)
11.
RSDI
. Retirement, Survivors,
			 Disability Insurance received from SSA. (3-17-22)
12.
SAVE
. Systematic Alien
			 Verification for Entitlements. (3-17-22)
13.
SDX
. State Data Exchange.
			 (3-17-22)
14.
SQC
.
			 State Quality Control. (3-17-22)
15.
SRS
. Self Reliance
			 Specialist. (3-17-22)
16.
SUA
. Standard utility allowance. (3-17-22)
17.
SSA
. Social Security
			 Administration. (3-17-22)
18.
SSI
. The Federal Supplemental Security Income Program for the
			 aged, blind or disabled. (3-17-22)
19.
SSN
. Social Security number.
			 (3-17-22)
20.
TAFI
.
			 Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho. (3-17-22)
21.
TOP
. Treasury Offset
			 Program. (3-17-22)
22.
TUA
. Telephone Utility Allowance. (3-17-22)
23.
UI
. Unemployment Insurance.
			 (3-17-22)
24.
USDA
.
			 United States Department of Agriculture. (3-17-22)
25.
VA
. The Veterans
			 Administration. (3-17-22)
26.
WIOA
. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
			 (3-17-22)
27.
WIC
. The
			 special supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.099 - SIGNATURES

Current through August 31, 2023
An individual who is applying for benefits, receiving benefits,
				or providing additional information as required by this chapter, may do so with
				the depiction of the individual's name either handwritten, electronic, or
				recorded telephonically. Such signature serves as intention to execute or adopt
				the sound, symbol, or process for the purpose of signing the related record.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.100 - APPLICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
To apply for Food Stamps, the household or an authorized
				representative must complete and file the application form, interview with the
				Department and verify information. There is no age requirement for applicants.
				Applicants may bring anyone to the interview. The Department will act on all
				applications. The Department will grant Food Stamps to eligible households back
				to the date of application. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.101 - APPLICATION FORMS

Current through August 31, 2023
Households can file an application the first day they contact
				the Department. The Department will have Application for Assistance (AFA) (HW
				0901) forms readily available to households. (3-17-22)
01.
Expectation
. The household
			 must turn in page one (1) of the AFA to file for Food Stamps. The Department
			 will provide an AFA to any person making a request. Requests for the
			 application can be made by telephone, in person or by another person. The
			 Department will mail or give the AFA to the person on the day requested.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
Explanation of
			 Application Process
. The Department will provide a written statement
			 telling what the household must do to complete the application process. The
			 statement will identify sources of the proof needed to complete the application
			 process. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.103 - FILING AN APPLICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
The AFA must contain the applicant's name, address, signature
				and application date. A household can file for Food Stamps by turning in page
				one of the AFA to the Food Stamp office. This protects the application date. If
				the household is eligible, Food Stamps for the first month will be prorated
				from the application date. The AFA can be submitted at the Field Office by the
				household or authorized representative. The AFA can be submitted by mail.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.106 - DETERMINATION OF WHEN A NEW APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE (AFA) IS REQUIRED

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department must follow the procedure outlined in
				7 CFR
				273.2(g) and (h) in
				determining when a food stamp household is required to fill out a new
				application for assistance (AFA). (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.113 - HOUSEHOLD COOPERATION

Current through August 31, 2023
The household must cooperate with the Department. The
				application must be denied if the household refuses to cooperate. Refusal to
				cooperate includes failing to act without a sound and timely excuse. Giving
				false information on purpose is failure to cooperate. The Department must show
				false information was given on purpose before denying the application. The
				household is ineligible if it refuses to cooperate in a six-month or
				twelve-month contact, recertification, program review or evaluation. If an
				application is denied or Food Stamps are stopped for refusal to cooperate, the
				household can reapply. The household is not eligible until it cooperates with
				the Department. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.114 - APPLICATION WITHDRAWAL

Current through August 31, 2023
Households can withdraw their application any time before the
				eligibility decision. The Department will document the withdrawal reason in the
				case record and whether the household was contacted to confirm the withdrawal.
				The Department will tell the household of the right to reapply.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.115 - AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

Current through August 31, 2023
The household can choose a nonhousehold member to act as an
				authorized representative. The household can designate in writing another
				responsible household member or a responsible adult outside the household as an
				authorized representative. An adult employee, of an authorized drug addiction
				or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation center or an authorized group living
				arrangement center, may act as an authorized representative for the household.
				Conditions for an authorized representative are: (3-17-22)
01.
Designating Authorized
			 Representative
. When household members cannot apply for, receive or use
			 Food Stamps, the household can choose an authorized representative. The
			 household must appoint the authorized representative in writing. The authorized
			 representative should be aware of household circumstances. The household should
			 prepare or review the AFA when the authorized representative will be
			 interviewed. (3-17-22)
02.
Persons Who Cannot Be an Authorized Representative
. Persons with a
			 conflict of interest may not act as an authorized representative without the
			 Department's written approval. The Field Office supervisor must determine if no
			 one else is available and give written approval. Persons with a conflict of
			 interest are listed below: (3-17-22)
a.
			 Retailers allowed to accept Food Stamps. (3-17-22)
b. Department employees involved in the
			 certification or issuance process. (3-17-22)
c. A person disqualified for IPV during the
			 penalty period, unless he is the only adult household member and no one else is
			 available. (3-17-22)
d. Homeless
			 meal providers. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.120 - HOUSEHOLD INTERVIEWS

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department must conduct an interview with the applicant, a
				member of the household, or the authorized representative. Interviews must be
				conducted either face-to-face or via telephone, based on hardship criteria
				evident in the case record. The applicant may bring any other person to the
				interview. The Department does not require households to report for an
				in-office interview during their certification period. The frequency of the
				interview must be as follows: (3-17-22)
01.
Twenty-Four Months
. The
			 interview must be at least once every twenty-four (24) months for households
			 certified for twenty-four (24) months. (3-17-22)
02.
Twelve Months
. The interview
			 must be every twelve (12) months for all other households. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.133 - VERIFICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department must have verification to support the benefit
				determination. Verification is third party data or documents used to prove the
				accuracy of AFA information. The Department must give the applicant household a
				clear written statement of the proof to bring to the interview. The statement
				will indicate the Department will help the household get proof if needed. The
				Department must give the household ten (10) calendar days from the request date
				to provide proof. Proof can be provided in person, by mail or by an authorized
				representative. If the proof supplied is faulty, not complete or not
				consistent, the Department can require further proof. The Department must
				notify the household of any other steps necessary to complete the application
				process. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.135 - SOURCES OF VERIFICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
The following sources of verification must be considered:
				(3-17-22)
01.
Written
			 Confirmation
. A primary source of proof is written confirmation of
			 circumstances. Written proof includes driver's licenses, work or school
			 identification, birth certificates, wage stubs, award letters, court orders,
			 divorce decrees, separation agreements, insurance policies, rent receipts and
			 utility bills. Acceptable proof is not limited to a single document. Proof can
			 be obtained from the household or other sources. Secondary sources of proof
			 must be used to verify a household's circumstances if the primary source cannot
			 be obtained or does not prove eligibility or benefit level. (3-17-22)
02.
Collateral Contacts
. A
			 collateral contact is an oral confirmation of a household's circumstances by a
			 person outside of the household. The collateral contact may be made either in
			 person or over the telephone. (3-17-22)
03.
Automated System Data
.
			 Information that is obtained through interfacing with other government agency
			 computer systems. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.137 - PROOF FOR QUESTIONABLE INFORMATION

Current through August 31, 2023
Prior to the certification, a six-month or twelve-month
				contact, or recertification of the household, the Department must verify all
				questionable information regarding eligibility and benefit level. Proof is
				required when details are not consistent with information received by the
				Department. Proof may be obtained either verbally or in writing.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.138 - PROVIDING PROOF TO SUPPORT APPLICATION STATEMENTS

Current through August 31, 2023
The household has primary responsibility to provide proof
				supporting its statements on the application. The household has primary
				responsibility to resolve any questionable information. The Department must
				assist the household in obtaining proof. Households may supply proof in person,
				through the mail, by facsimile or other electronic device, or through an
				authorized representative. The Department will not require the household to
				present proof in person. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.142 - PROCESSING STANDARDS

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department will determine Food Stamp eligibility within
				thirty (30) days of the application date. The application date is the day the
				AFA is received and date stamped by the Field Office. The application date for
				a person released from a public institution is the release date, if the person
				applied for Food Stamps before his release. The AFA must contain at least the
				applicant's name and address. The AFA must be signed by a responsible household
				member or representative. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.146 - DENIAL OF FOOD STAMP APPLICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department will deny the Food Stamp application under
				conditions listed below. The Department will send the household notice of
				denial. (3-17-22)
01.
Household
			 Ineligible
. The Department will deny the application for ineligible
			 households as soon as possible, but not later than thirty (30) calendar days
			 following the application date. (3-17-22)
02.
Household Fails to Appear for
			 Interview
. If the household fails to appear for an interview, and fails
			 to contact the Department, the application will be denied thirty (30) calendar
			 days after the application date. (3-17-22)
03.
Household Does Not Provide Proof
			 After Interview
. If the household did not provide requested proof after
			 an interview or later request, the Department will deny the application ten
			 (10) calendar days after the request for proof. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.147 - CASE ACTION AFTER DELAY CAUSED BY HOUSEHOLD

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department must follow the procedure outlined in
				7 CFR
				273.2(g) and (h) in
				determining the appropriate action to take on food stamp benefits when the
				household has delayed completing the application process. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.148 - DELAYS IN PROCESSING CAUSED BY THE DEPARTMENT

Current through August 31, 2023
A processing delay exists when the Department does not
				determine Food Stamp eligibility within thirty (30) days of application. The
				Department will determine the cause of the delay. Delays caused by the
				Department are: (3-17-22)
01.
No
			 Application Help
. The Department did not offer or try to offer help to
			 complete the application. (3-17-22)
02.
Work Registration
. (3-17-22)
a. The Department did not register household
			 members for work. (3-17-22)
b. The
			 Department did not inform the household of the need to register for work.
			 (3-17-22)
c. The Department did not
			 give the household ten (10) days from the notice date to register for work.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.150 - DELAYS OVER SIXTY DAYS

Current through August 31, 2023
If the Department caused the delay, the Department will process
				the original application until an eligibility decision is made. The original
				application must be used even if the second thirty (30) day period has passed.
				If the household is found eligible and the delay was the Department's fault
				during the first thirty (30) days, provide Food Stamps back to the application
				date. If the household is found eligible and the delay was the household's
				fault during the first thirty (30) days and the Department's fault during the
				second thirty (30) days, issue Food Stamps for the month after the application
				month. If the household is at fault for the first and second thirty (30) day
				delay, deny the application. A new application is required. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.155 - EXPEDITED SERVICE ELIGIBILITY

Current through August 31, 2023
Applicants must be screened to determine if the household is
				entitled to expedited service. The household must meet one (1) of the expedited
				service criteria below. The household must have provided proof postponed by the
				last expedited service or have been certified under the normal standards since
				the last expedited service. (3-17-22)
01.
Low Income and Resources
. To
			 receive expedited services the household's monthly countable gross income must
			 be less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) and the household's liquid
			 resources must not exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (3-17-22)
02.
Destitute
. To receive
			 destitute expedited services the household must be a destitute migrant or
			 seasonal farmworker household. The household's liquid resources must not exceed
			 one hundred dollars ($100). (3-17-22)
03.
Income Less Than Rent and
			 Utilities
. The household's combined monthly gross income and liquid
			 resources are less than their monthly rent, or mortgage, and utilities cost.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.156 - TIME LIMITS FOR EXPEDITED FOOD STAMPS

Current through August 31, 2023
Time limits for acting on expedited Food Stamp applications are
				listed below: (3-17-22)
01.
Seven Day Limit for Food Stamps
. For households entitled to
			 expedited service, the Department will provide Food Stamps to the household
			 within seven (7) days of the application date. (3-17-22)
02.
Seven Days After Discovery
.
			 If not discovered at initial screening, the Department will provide expedited
			 services to an expedite eligible household within seven (7) days. Seven (7)
			 days begins the day after the Department finds the household is entitled to
			 expedited service. (3-17-22)
03.
Seven Days for Waived Interview
. The Department will provide
			 expedited services within seven (7) days for households entitled to an office
			 interview waiver. Seven (7) days is counted from the application date. If a
			 telephone interview is conducted, the AFA must be mailed to the household for
			 signature. The mailing time must not be included in the seven (7) days. Mailing
			 time includes the days the AFA is in the mail to and from the household.
			 Mailing time includes the days the AFA is at the household pending signature
			 and mailing. (3-17-22)
04.
Treatment Centers
. For residents of drug addiction or alcoholic
			 treatment centers, Food Stamps must be provided within seven (7) days of the
			 application date. (3-17-22)
05.
Shelter Residents
. For residents of shelters for battered women
			 and children, Food Stamps must be provided within seven (7) days of the
			 application date. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.157 - EXPEDITED FOOD STAMP WORK REGISTRATION

Current through August 31, 2023
The applicant must complete work registration unless he is
				exempt or has a representative register him. Other nonexempt household members
				must register if the registration can be done in seven (7) days.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.158 - EXPEDITED VERIFICATION

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department will verify the applicant's identity through
				readily available proof or a collateral contact. Proof may include
				identification such as a driver's license, birth certificate or voter
				registration card. The Department will try to get proof so that benefits can be
				issued within seven (7) days of the application date. Expedited Food Stamps
				must not be delayed beyond seven (7) days for proof other than identity. Other
				proof can be postponed to issue expedited Food Stamps. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.161 - NO LIMIT TO EXPEDITED CERTIFICATIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
There is no limit to the number of times a household can
				receive expedited certification. The household must provide proof postponed at
				the last expedited certification. The Department does not require postponed
				proof if the household was certified under normal standards since the last
				expedited certification. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.162 - EXPEDITED SERVICES FOR DESTITUTE HOUSEHOLDS

Current through August 31, 2023
Migrant or seasonal farmworker households meeting destitute
				conditions below can get expedited services. The rules for destitute households
				apply at initial application, the six-month or twelve-month contact, and
				recertification, but only for the first month of each contact or certification
				period. (3-17-22)
01.
Terminated
			 Source of Income
. The household's only income for the application month
			 was received before the application date and was from a terminated source. The
			 household is considered destitute. Terminated income is income received monthly
			 or more often, no longer received from the same source the rest of the
			 application month or the next month or income received less often than monthly,
			 not expected in the month the next regular payment is normally due.
			 (3-17-22)
02.
New Income in
			 Application Month
. When only new income is expected in the application
			 month, the household is considered destitute. Only twenty-five dollars ($25),
			 or less, of new income can be received in the ten (10) days after the
			 application date. Income is new if twenty-five dollars ($25), or less, is
			 received during the thirty (30) days before the application date. New income
			 received less often than monthly was not received in the last normal payment
			 interval or was twenty-five dollars ($25) or less. (3-17-22)
03.
Terminated Income and New Income in
			 Application Month
. Destitute households can get terminated income before
			 the application date and new income before and after the application date. New
			 income must not be received for ten (10) days after application and must not
			 exceed twenty-five dollars ($25). The household must get no other income in the
			 application month. (3-17-22)
04.
Application Month
. For the application month, count only income
			 received between the first day of the month and the application date. Do not
			 count income from a new source expected after the application date.
			 (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.163 - SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF INCOME FOR DESTITUTE HOUSEHOLDS

Current through August 31, 2023
Special consideration of income for destitute households is
				listed below. The rules for destitute households apply at initial application,
				a six-month or twelve-month contact, and recertification, but only for the
				first month of each contact or certification period. (3-17-22)
01.
Travel Advances
. For
			 destitute eligibility and benefit level, travel advances apply as follows:
			 Travel advances from employers for travel costs to a new employment location
			 are excluded. Travel advances against future wages are counted as income, but
			 not a new source of income. (3-17-22)
02.
Household Member Changes
			 Job
. A person changing jobs with the same employer is still getting
			 income from the same source. A migrant's income source is the grower, not the
			 crew chief. When a migrant moves with a crew chief from one (1) grower to
			 another, the income from the first grower is ended. The income from the next
			 grower is new income. (3-17-22)
03.
Recertification or Six-Month or Twelve-Month Contact
. Disregard
			 income from the new source for the first month of the new certification period
			 if more than twenty-five dollars ($25) will not be received by the tenth
			 calendar day after the normal issuance. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.164 - DENIAL OF EXPEDITED SERVICE

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department will deny expedited service if the household
				does not meet expedite criteria. The Department will deny expedited service if
				the household fails to cooperate in the application process. Failure to
				cooperate includes missing a scheduled expedited service appointment. The
				Department will still process the application under standard methods.
				(3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.165 - CONTESTING DENIED EXPEDITED SERVICE

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department will offer an agency conference to a household
				contesting denial of expedited services. The Department will tell households
				they can request an agency conference. The Department will tell a household an
				agency conference will not delay or replace a fair hearing. Migrant farmworker
				households and households planning to move are entitled to expedited fair
				hearings. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.177 - FOOD STAMPS FOR TAFI OR AABD HOUSEHOLDS

Current through August 31, 2023
The Department will tell TAFI or AABD applicants they can apply
				for Food Stamps when they apply for TAFI or AABD. Households, applying for TAFI
				or AABD and Food Stamps at the same time, must complete an application for TAFI
				or AABD and Food Stamps. Households may be eligible for an out-of-office
				interview. The Food Stamps must be issued by Food Stamp rules. The Department
				will tell Food Stamp households, applying for TAFI, that TAFI time limits and
				requirements do not apply to the Food Stamp program. Households no longer
				receiving TAFI may still be eligible for Food Stamps. (3-17-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.178 - CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS

Current through August 31, 2023
Households with all members meeting one (1) of the criteria
				below are categorically eligible for Food Stamps. The Department will not
				compute resource eligibility. The Department will not compute gross or net
				income eligibility. Categorically eligible households must meet all other Food
				Stamp eligibility criteria. Categorically eligible households have the same
				rights as other households. (3-17-22)
01.
Cash Benefits
. All household
			 members are approved for, or already receive, TAFI or AABD or SSI cash
			 benefits. The household is categorically eligible. (3-17-22)
02.
Benefits Recouped
. All
			 household members have AABD or SSI benefits being recouped. The household is
			 categorically eligible. (3-17-22)
03.
Grant Less Than Ten Dollars
.
			 All household members not receiving TAFI or AABD or SSI because their grant is
			 less than ten dollars ($10). The household is categorically eligible.
			 (3-17-22)