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205 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 4: Household information An intentional program violation is when an individual intentionally makes false or misleading statements or misrepresents, conceals or withholds information related to their request to be eligible for an ODHS|OHA program. An IPV is also defined as the use, presentation, transfer acquisition, receipt, possession or trafficking of public assistance benefits. An IPV is established through a final order affirming an IPV has occurred following an IPV hearing, or by ODHS|OHA receiving a signed Agreement to Intentional Program Violation, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF – cash for families), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – food benefits) Waiver of Right to Hearing (MSC 649C) form. Click here for Overpayments. An individual is disqualified for a 10-year period from receiving benefits in the program in which the individual committed fraud if the individual is convicted in state or federal court, is found guilty in an IPV hearing, or admits in a written waiver of the right to an IPV hearing, of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the identity or place of residence of the individual in order to receive multiple benefits simultaneously from one or more states under programs funded under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and Nutrition Act of 2008. IPVs do not apply to families in the ERDC program but do apply to child care providers. SNAP When a SNAP IPV is established against an individual, that person is disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits for a specific period of time. Intentional program violation person disqualification (DQ) periods: • First IPV = 12 months • Second IPV = 24 months • Third IPV = Permanent When someone in the SNAP filing group is serving an IPV DQ, the group is not categorically eligible. After someone has completed their IPV DQ period, they must request or apply for SNAP if they want to receive benefits. SNAP IPVs established in another state or established in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation Lands continue in effect in Oregon. Additionally, effective October 1996, when an IPV is established against any individual found guilty of: • Trading SNAP benefits for firearms, ammunition or explosives, the individual will be disqualified from SNAP benefits permanently starting with the first DQ; • Trading SNAP benefits for controlled substances, the individual will be disqualified from SNAP benefits for 24 months with the first DQ and permanently for the second DQ; • Trafficking (buyer or seller) in SNAP benefits of $500 or more, the individual will be permanently disqualified from SNAP benefits. TANF The individual of the TANF household will receive an IPV if the individual: • Is convicted in state or federal court of having made a fraudulent statement or representation with