Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 50 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 340:50-1-6 - Disclosure of household and public information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
When household information may be
				disclosed.
Per Section 272.1 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal
				Regulations (7 C.F.R. §
										272.1) , use or disclosure of information
				regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applicant households
				is restricted to:
(1) persons directly
				connected with the administration or enforcement of the provisions of the Food
				and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended by the Agriculture Improvement Act of
				2018, or federal regulations, other federal assistance programs, or federally
				assisted state programs that provide assistance to low income persons on a
				means tested basis;
(2) persons
				directly connected with the administration or enforcement of programs required
				to participate in the state income and eligibility verification system (IEVS),
				per
				7 C.F.R. §
											272.8(a)(2), to the extent
				the SNAP information is useful in establishing or verifying eligibility or
				benefit amounts under those programs;
(3) persons directly connected with the
				verification of immigration status of aliens applying for SNAP benefits,
				through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program, to
				the extent the information is necessary to identify the person for verification
				purposes;
(4) persons directly
				connected with the administration of the Child Support Program under Part D,
				Title IV of the Social Security Act, in order to assist in the administration
				of that program, and employees of the Secretary of Health and Human Services as
				necessary to assist in establishing or verifying eligibility or benefits under
				Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act;
(5) employees of the Comptroller General's
				Office of the United States for audit examination authorized by any other
				provisions of law;
(6) local,
				state, or federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request, for
				the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food and Nutrition Act
				of 2008, or regulation. The written request must include the:
(A) identity of the person requesting the
				information;
(B) person's authority
				to request the information;
(C)
				violation being investigated; and
(D) identity of the person for whom the
				information is requested;
(7) local, state, or federal law enforcement
				officials acting in their official capacity, upon their written request.
(A) The written request must include:
(i) the name of the household member being
				sought;
(ii) the purpose of the
				request is to obtain the address, Social Security number (SSN) and, when
				available, a photograph of the food benefit recipient; and
(iii) if the member is fleeing to avoid
				prosecutionor custody for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, that would
				be classified as a felony, or a high misdemeanor in New Jersey, or is in
				violation of a condition of parole or probation imposed under a federal or
				state law.
(B) Oklahoma
				Human Services (OKDHS) must accept any document that reasonably establishes the
				identity of the household member being sought by law enforcement
				authorities.
(C) With the proper
				written request, OKDHS staff only discloses enough information to comply with
				the specific written request, such as the household member's address, SSN, and
				photograph, when available; and
(8) local educational agencies administering
				the National School Lunch Program established under the Richard B. Russell
				National School Lunch Act, or the School Breakfast Program established under
				the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, for the purpose of directly certifying the
				eligibility of school-aged children for receipt of free meals under the School
				Lunch and School Breakfast programs based on their receipt of SNAP
				benefits.