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363 South Carolina Office Scanning Application (SCOSA) An electronic mailbox where SNAP case records are housed and maintained. Standard Medical (SM) Deduction A deduction allowed to a SNAP household which verifies out-of-pocket medical expenses that total more than $35.00 but do not exceed $210.00 per month, provided that there is at least one eligible household member who is elderly or disabled. State Data Exchange (SDX) A batch data exchange that provides Title XVI data to States that administer federally funded income and/or health maintenance programs. State Office The central office of the South Carolina Department of Social Services. State Verification and Exchange System (SVES) A batch query system that provides states and some federal agencies with a standardized method of SSN verification and uniform data response for Title II and/or Title XVI data for benefit program processing. In addition, it also allows States to request information from other SSA exchange systems external to SVES (e.g. BENDEX, SDX) via the SVES request. Step-parent A person living in the home who is ceremonially married to the parent of the child(ren) in the SNAP household. Strike The refusal of employees to perform work that their employer has assigned to them in order to force the employer to grant certain demanded concessions, such as increased wages or improved employment conditions. Striker Anyone involved in a strike or concerted stoppage of work by employees (including a stoppage by reason of the expiration of a collective-bargaining agreement) and any concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations by employees. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) The program operated pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. It is designed to promote the general welfare and to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's population by raising the levels of nutrition among low-income households. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Monthly cash payments made under the authority of: (1) Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended, to the aged, blind and disabled; (2) section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act; or (3) section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93–66. Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) The USCIS program whereby State agencies may verify the validity of documents provided by non-