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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 16000 16800 Imposing the Disqualification - County Office Actions 16810 Disqualified Recipient System (DRS)

Only the household member found to have committed an IPV would be disqualified. Remaining members may participate if otherwise eligible. The disqualification will be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which the household member received written notification of the hearing decision. Once imposed, a disqualification period continues uninterrupted until completed regardless of whether the SNAP case is open or closed. Upon receipt of a decision, the worker will establish a disqualification period that begins with the month following the month the household received the hearing decision. Then the worker will recalculate the household’s budget in accordance with SNAP 1623.2. Last, the worker will complete and route the Action Taken on Your Fraud Hearing (DCO-256) and SNAP Disqualified Recipient Report (DCO-19). An advance notice of adverse action is not required when a disqualification is imposed. The DCO-256 serves as notification of the disqualification period and the resulting change in benefit amount. The DCO-19 must be completed according to the instructions on the form and routed within 10 days of receipt of an IPV decision. The original is routed to the Central Office, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Section, mail slot 1240. A copy of the form is filed in the case record and retained for three years following the date the disqualification ended. For a permanent disqualification, the form is retained indefinitely.

16810 Disqualified Recipient System (DRS) SNAP Manual 12/01/00 The Disqualified Recipient System (DRS) is an automated system that contains information about individuals disqualified from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program due to an IPV. A SNAP Disqualified Recipient Report, DCO-19, must be routed to the Central Office, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Section, where the form will be keyed to a DRS data file. The DRS file is transmitted to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) National Computer Center in Kansas City each month.

16812 DRS Error Report SNAP Manual 12/01/00 The day following transmission of the data file to Kansas City, the Central Office, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Section receives an error report. For example, a DCO-19 is keyed with disqualification number entered as “1” but the national DRS file already has a first offense