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NOTE: FSSA/DFR may not collect more than the total amount of over-issued benefits unless a court orders interest payment. In the event of court ordered interest, Benefit Recovery should contact the Central Office Financial Management Section for instructions.

Death of All Adult AG Members: • Benefit Recovery will terminate a claim against an AG when all liable individuals who were members of the AG at the time the over-issuance occurred have died, leaving no estate or redeemable property.

Terminated Claims: • A SNAP claim may be determined uncollectible and subject to termination when it is ten years old and there is no court judgment. The ten years are counted from the establishment of the claim (the date the initial notice is sent). No claims which have been referred for TOP will be terminated. There is no time limit for TANF and Medicaid claims, however all claims over 10 years old with a balance under $25.00 will be terminated. Voluntary payments on this type of terminated claim will be accepted or restorations due an AG may be used to offset a terminated (status TR) claim. • If the liable individual on a terminated claim again becomes a recipient, allotment reduction will be resumed. 4655.20.00 TRANSFER OF CLAIMS

When Benefit Recovery learns that an uncollected SNAP claim exists in another state that claim may be transferred to the state where a liable person is currently receiving assistance.

There is no procedure for transferring a TANF claim to or from another state but see 4660.05.20 for entering an out of state TANF IPV disqualification. 4655.20.10 INTER-STATE CLAIMS TRANSFERS (S)

SNAP claims may be transferred from one State to another to increase the possibility of full claims collection.

If another State with a claim against an individual or group of individuals, learns that they are receiving SNAP benefits in Indiana, that State may contact Benefit Recovery. They will inquire as to whether Indiana will accept the claim. If Indiana agrees to accept the claim, the other State will send copies of all claim material, including any recomputed budgets. If an individual or group of individuals for whom a claim exists in Indiana is receiving SNAP benefits in another State, Benefit Recovery is to contact the state where the liable individuals are receiving SNAP and ask if they will accept the claim if the liable person(s) requested this transfer.

Once a claim is transferred to another State, any funds collected by the receiving State belong to that State and the USDA-FNS. None of the repayment will be diverted to the State that originated the claim.

If the claim has already been sent to TOP, then Indiana will keep the claim and not transfer.