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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES MANUAL
GENERAL PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS
FNS 115 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM
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5. County departments of social services must explain client rights and responsibilities to all applicants. a. Explain that a client has a right to: • Receive an application on the same day it is requested in person at the county department of social services and for the application to be accepted by the county department of social services; • Select an authorized representative; • Non-discrimination; • A fair hearing; and • Receive deductions for legally obligated child support, childcare expenses, medical expenses, shelter expenses, utility expenses, and operational expenses for self-employment. b. Explain the following client responsibilities. • Change reporting requirements; • Work Registration requirements; • Able Bodied Adults Without Dependent (ABAWD) requirements; • Enumeration requirements. c. Explain the following penalties to all applicants and recipients. • Intentional Program Violation; o If anyone is convicted by a court of giving false information regarding residence in order to receive Work First Family Assistance (WFFA), FNS benefits, Medicaid, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in more than one place, that person will be ineligible to receive both cash assistance and FNS benefits for ten years from the date of conviction; o If a member of a FNS unit is convicted of buying guns, explosives, or ammunition with FNS benefits or selling FNS benefits of $500 or more, the individual will not receive FNS benefits for the remainder of his life;