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Title 7: SNAP Page 36 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Work Registration Revised September 27, 2024 Disqualification for MWR Work Violations Applying a Disqualification Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.7 Policy: If the disqualified person is a member of an ongoing household, issue a Notice of Decision within ten days after you determine it is appropriate to apply a sanction. The first month of the disqualification period is the month after the end of the timely notice period. Procedure: A notice of adverse action is required when a household’s certification ends before or at the same time as the adverse action notice period would end, and the household has not been recertified. Start the disqualification period with the month after the last month of certification. If you find out about a violation when the household’s case is closed, begin the disqualification with the month you find out. When disqualifying a member of a household that is certified but in canceled status, hand-issue a notice of adverse action and give timely notice. If a household that is not certified applies for certification while a member’s disqualification is in place, deny the person’s benefits and approve benefits for the eligible members of the household. If a person’s benefits are continued pending a fair hearing and your decision is upheld, begin the sanction the first month after the hearing is decided, allowing timely notice. The benefits received while a hearing is pending are not subject to a claim. When you discover that a disqualification period was not timely implemented, impose the disqualification period after giving timely notice. Benefits issued during the period of time that the disqualification period should have been in place are not subject to a claim. Ending a Disqualification Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.7(e) Policy: There are two ways that an MWR who has been disqualified for a work requirement violation can get SNAP benefits again. A disqualified person can become eligible again by:  Becoming exempt from work registration for any reason listed under Exemptions from Work Registration, or