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265 product purchased with SNAP benefits in exchange for cash or consideration other than eligible food; (5) Intentionally purchasing products originally purchased with SNAP benefits in exchange for cash or consideration other than eligible food; or (6) Attempting to buy, sell, steal, or otherwise affect an exchange of SNAP benefits issued and accessed via Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, card numbers and personal identification numbers (PINs), or by manual voucher and signatures, for cash or consideration other than eligible food, either directly, indirectly, in complicity or collusion with others, or acting alone.

The amount of the recipient is determined by investigating the case and determining the correct amount of issuance. In the event of trafficking or misuse of benefits, the total amount of benefits trafficked or misused is the amount of the claim. The difference between the amount actually received and the amount that should have been received is the amount of the claim. Claims must be calculated according to the policies and procedures of SNAP at the time the overpayment occurred.

2 3 . 2 P O S S I B L E R E C I P I E N T C L A I M S All 46 counties are divided into four (4) regions within the state of South Carolina. Each Region includes Benefit Integrity Claims Specialists (BICS) and two (2) Regional Claims Supervisors (RCS). The BICS report directly to the RCS. The RCS are supervised by the Benefit Integrity State Supervisor who is supervised by the Benefit Integrity Program Manager.

All situations involving potential overpayment/trafficking are referred to as possible claims. In addition, local county DSS offices are required to submit possible claims referrals in all Quality Control (QC) error cases that cite an overpayment. Any referral made to the Benefit Integrity Unit must be made on a DSS Form 1680, Possible Claims Referral Form. (1) Economic Services staff responsibilities for possible recipient claims

Economic Services staff has the following responsibilities regarding procedures for possible claims referrals: (A) Complete in duplicate a DSS Form 1680, Possible Claims Referral Form. All referrals must contain complete information including a potential claim classification based on the reason for the overpayment. See Section 23.3 Classification of Recipient Claims. Any appropriate documentation to assist in the Benefit Integrity Claims unit’s investigation of the claim should be attached. If the Economic Services worker is requesting information to correct future benefits and information from this source is relevant to the overpayment, the Economic Services worker should request information for the overpayment period as well. The