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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 15000 15600 Suspected IPV Overpayments 15620 Initial Actions The Fraud Unit

15600 Suspected IPV Overpayments

SNAP Manual 07/01/00 Until an IPV has been determined through one of the procedures specified in SNAP 16700, the overpayment will be handled as an inadvertent household error. If an administrative disqualification hearing is declined by the Appeals and Hearings Section or if the individual is found innocent of the charge through the hearing, the overpayment is handled as an inadvertent household error. This is also true if a court of law finds the individual innocent of an IPV.

15620 Initial Actions – The Fraud Unit SNAP Manual 03/01/02 A DHS-1700 will be sent to the Fraud Unit when SNAP overpayment appears to be in excess of $125 and is classified as a non-fraud pending fraud determination. Administrative errors will not be referred to the Fraud Unit. Overpayments that occur when a household requested an administrative hearing and continuation of benefits will not be referred to the Fraud Unit. No overpayment, regardless of classification, will be referred to the Fraud Unit if the total overpayment is $125 or less. In these situations, the county must prepare the Benefit Overpayment Report (DHS-199) and submit it to the Overpayment Unit. The Fraud Unit makes any necessary investigation. If an overpayment is discovered and the overpayment appears to be classified as an intentional program violation, the Fraud Unit will prepare the overpayments documents and determine whether the case is to be referred for prosecution. The Overpayment Unit will be provided with a list of the cases referred for prosecution. Unless the household signs a Waiver of Hearing and Consent to Disqualification, the Fraud Unit will return overpayments not referred for prosecution to the Overpayments Unit for a referral to the Appeals and Hearings Section for an administrative disqualification hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to determine if the overpayment should be classified as an IPV. The Overpayments Unit immediately begins collection on all cases returned by the Fraud Unit when the Fraud Unit has prepared the overpayment documents. The cases referred for prosecution are handled as specified below. 1. Recommended for Prosecution When the Fraud Unit recommends a case for prosecution, the overpayment will remain with the Fraud Unit. A memorandum will be sent to the Overpayment Unit (copy to the