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403 5.5 Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS)/State Verification and Exchange System (SVES): This section has been updated to remove DHEC Death Match because it has been discontinued. In addition, two hyperlinks have been added to Prisoner and Death Matches to link them to section 15.7, Unclear Information.

7.5 Fleeing Felons and Probation/Parole Violators: This section has been updated to clarify when to contact Fugitive Information Offender Surveillance (FIOS) Central Office in reference to a fleeing felon and probation/parole violator.

10.3 (ii) and (vi) Definition of Resources: This section has been updated to add Funeral Agreement and Educational Savings Account information, and the roman numerals have been updated subsequently.

10.7 (D) Exclusions from Resources: This section has been updated to add Educational Savings Accounts (with a description) as an excluded resource, and letters have been updated subsequently.

10.7 (G) Exclusion from Resources (Funeral agreement): This section of the chart has been updated to show that funeral agreements and burial contracts are the same and to remove the $1,500 limit.

10.7 (N) Exclusions from Resources: This section has been updated to add Individual Retirement Accounts as an excluded resource.

11.5 (PP) Unearned Income (Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits: This section has been updated to clarify that the first “Exception” has been re-worded to clarify the income that should be used on SDX to determine SCCAP eligibility and the second “Exception” applies to non-SCCAP cases.

12.8 (2) (C) Medical Deduction: This section has been updated to clarify that Schedule 1 controlled substances are not allowable medical expenses.

12.8 (2) (F) Medical Deduction: This section has been updated to reflect that in order for the cost of maintaining any service animal to be a deductible medical expense, it must be prescribed or approved by a State-licensed or qualified practitioner.

14.9 Participation of Deceased Individuals: This section has been updated to clarify that a request for information on deceased individuals must be made before adding a new household member to the SNAP budget. In addition, this section has also been updated to move instructions/guidance to section 15.7, Unclear Information, and to link this section to the appropriate section in the manual.

15.4 (1) (F) Interim changes considered verified upon receipt: This section has been updated to remove Fleeing Felon Alerts* and to act on confirmation of the information as verified upon receipt by contacting FIOS* and to replace it with “when a loan enforcement officer presents a felony arrest warrant that contains a fleeing code as one of the criteria in which the Agency must take action”.