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MS 1050 (1) Volume 1 – General Administration MS 1050 – R. 7/1/21 – OMTL-580 How to Process an Intentional Program Violation Claim [If a potential Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits claim occurs in an active or inactive case, enter the claim on Integrated Eligibility & Enrollment System (IEES). A suspected fraud claim is calculated and established as a Suspected Intentional Program Violation (SIPV). The IEES SIPV category code can be calculated for up to six years from the discovery date. A claim is not categorized as an Intentional Program Violation (IPV) until fraud is established by:] • The individual signing and dating form FS-80A, Voluntary Waiver of SNAP Administrative Disqualification Hearing (ADH); • A final order issued by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) states IPV occurred; • The individual signing and dating form FS-111, Deferred Adjudication Disqualification Consent Agreement; or • A court finding of guilt. A. Refer the following situations to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for further investigation. See MS 0910. 1. [The claim amount is estimated to be $3,000 or more for reasons other than income; 2. Is estimated to be $10,000 or more due to unreported wages only; or 3. There is a companion Medicaid case with at least one month of expected ineligibility.] B. For claims that do not include at least one month of Medicaid ineligibility and do not meet the criteria above: 1. Send form FS-80, Notice of SNAP Suspected Intentional Program Violation, to the household within 10 days of establishing the claim. 2. Include form FS-80A with form FS-80 when mailing to a household in which the person suspected of fraud does not have a mental disability. The option to waive a disqualification hearing is not offered to a person with a mental disability. 3. Allow 10 days for return of the FS-80A. a. If the household does not return form FS-80A, refer for an Administrative Disqualification Hearing (ADH). See MS 1070. b. If form FS-80A is returned and the individual waives the ADH by signing and dating the form: