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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 240 Chapter 21 Chapter 21. Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation An individual may be permanently or temporarily ineligible for SNAP if they have been found by a federal, state or District court to have committed an IPV. For SNAP IPVs, an ADH can also result in permanent or temporary disqualification. IPVs are intentional actions for the purpose of receiving more SNAP benefits than the individual or family is eligible for. The entire SNAP household cannot be categorically eligible if a member has been disqualified for an IPV (see Section 4.4.1, Households Prohibited From Being Categorically Eligible). 21.1 Administrative Responsibility ESA will be responsible for referring any case of alleged or suspected IPV to the DHS OPRMI for investigation. OPRMI ensures that appropriate cases are acted upon either through ADH or referral to the DC OAG for prosecution in a court of appropriate jurisdiction in accordance with the procedures outlined in this section. OPRMI should initiate administrative disqualification procedures or referral for prosecution in cases in which it has sufficient documentary evidence to substantiate that an individual has intentionally made one or more acts of IPV, as defined in Section 21.2, Definition of IPV. OPRMI will pursue ADHs (see Section 21.3, Methods of Determining an IPV) for cases in which it believes the facts of the individual case do not warrant civil or criminal prosecution through the appropriate court system, cases previously referred for prosecution that were declined by the appropriate legal authority and previously referred cases where no action was taken within a reasonable period of time and the referral was formally withdrawn by OPRMI. OPRMI will not initiate an ADH against an accused individual whose case is currently being referred for prosecution or subsequent to any action taken against the accused individual by the prosecutor or court of appropriate jurisdiction if the factual issues of the case arise out of the same, or related, circumstances. OPRMI may initiate administrative disqualification procedures or refer a case for prosecution regardless of the current eligibility of the individual. Return