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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 16000 16700 Administrative Disqualification Hearings 16712 Referral by the Fraud Investigation Section of OGC

16712 Referral by the Fraud Investigation Section of OGC SNAP Manual 12/01/00 The Fraud Investigation Unit determines which cases referred to their office are to be subsequently referred for prosecution. When an IPV is established but the case is not referred for prosecution, the case will be referred for an administrative disqualification hearing. The Overpayment Unit will notify the DHS county office that a disqualification hearing will be held.

16720 Preparation of the Administrative Disqualification Hearing File SNAP Manual 12/01/00

16721 Cases Referred by the Overpayment Unit SNAP Manual 1/01/89 An administrative disqualification hearing file must be prepared when the county office receives notification from the Overpayment Unit that a hearing is to be held. A copy of the file must be sent to the Office of Appeals and Hearings within seven calendar days of receipt of the hearing notification. The original file will be retained in the county office. The file must contain a completed SNAP Intentional Program Violation Statement (DHS-1208) and any supporting documentary evidence. Examples of documentary evidence include applications; change reports forms, collateral statements, income statements, copies of award letters and verification of resources.

16722 Cases Prepared by the Fraud Section SNAP Manual 12/01/00 When the Fraud Investigation Section prepares cases for an administrative disqualification hearing, the Overpayment Unit will send copies of documentation gathered by the Fraud Investigation Unit to the county office. The documentation will be sent with the memorandum advising that an administrative disqualification hearing is to be held. This documentation will become the administrative disqualification hearing file. Copies of this documentation plus copies of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applications signed during the time of the alleged over issuance and IPV will be sent to the Office of Appeals and Hearings by the Overpayment Unit. The county office will not send copies of the Administrative Hearing File to the Office of Appeals and Hearings. The case record and original applications will be returned to the county office