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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION CLAIMS Requirements for Establishing Recipient Claims ____________________________________________________________________________________

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those disqualified for IPV, work penalties, enumeration, a drug felony, or for failure to meet citizenship requirements.

J. Households With Fleeing Felons

If an individual had an outstanding felony warrant and had knowledge of this warrant, establish a claim if the household did not report that the household member was a fleeing felon only if a reportable change. Before an individual is determined to be a “fleeing” felon, the following criteria must be met. Fleeing felons are individuals who are acting with the intent to avoid prosecution. In cases where a warrant has been issued, the individual must have knowledge that a warrant has been issued for his arrest in order to be considered fleeing. The individual has to have taken some action to avoid being arrested or jailed and a law enforcement agency must be actively seeking the individual. If the local agency determines during the application processing time period that an individual has a warrant out for arrest, verify with the individual whether they have knowledge of the warrant. Counties should give the individual an opportunity to submit documentation that the warrant has been satisfied.

Once the individual has knowledge of the felony warrant, either by receiving the warrant or being notified of its existence, the individual will be considered fleeing. Verification may be obtained through local law enforcement or Clerk of Court.

805.05 DETERMINING THE CLAIM TYPE

A. Administrative Error (AE) Claims – An Administrative Error claim may result from, but is not limited to any of the following:

1. Failure to take action on a reportable change reported by a household to Work First Family Assistance or Food and Nutrition Services.

2. Failure to take action on information known to the agency from any of the following sources:

a. Work First Family Assistance (WFFA).

b. Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) Data (See Section 810.02B.4. Special Requirements for IEVS Data);

c. IV-D Payment Reports (ACTS) as verified at application or recertification.

NOTE: Information known to Medicaid, services or day care assistance is not considered known to FNS. If the FNS caseworker is also the Medicaid caseworker, information known to Medicaid would be considered known to FNS.

3. Incorrect computation of income or deductions.

4. Incorrect keying of client information into NC FAST.