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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 15000 15600 Suspected IPV Overpayments 15630 Collection Action on Intentional Program Violation Cases

county) indicating the action being taken on the case. The Overpayment Unit will take no further action until final disposition of the case. Upon completion of prosecution, the overpayment will be returned to the Overpayment Unit with a memorandum (copy to the county) indicating the decision of the court. 2. Declined Prosecution If the Fraud Unit recommends a case for prosecution but the Prosecuting Attorney declines prosecution, or if the Fraud Unit determines that the waiting time for a court hearing is prohibitive, the overpayment will be returned to the Overpayment Unit. Upon receipt of a case upon which prosecution was declined, the Overpayment Unit will review the overpayment to determine if there is sufficient evidence to request a disqualification hearing. If so, the case will be sent to the Appeals and Hearings Unit within thirty days of the date the case is returned to the Overpayment Unit.

15630 Collection Action on Intentional Program Violation Cases SNAP Manual 01/01/07 The Fraud Unit will be responsible for collection action on court adjudicated cases. Overpayments to be established as intentional program violations (IPV) by an administrative disqualification hearing or by the signing of a Waiver of the Administrative Disqualification Hearing (DHS-257) will be returned to the Overpayment Unit. The Overpayment Unit will prepare a DHS-11 notifying the Accounting Section that the claim has been changed to IPV status. The Overpayment Unit will monitor repayment of the claim until it is paid in full, suspended, or the payments cease. If the household fails to repay the amount due, the Overpayment Unit will identify the claim as a delinquent account and take action to recover the full amount due.