Okla. Admin. Code § 340:50-10-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 340:50-10-1 - Scope and applicability

(a)Benefit delivery and access. Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) uses an online electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system to deliver Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits. SNAP food benefits are stored in a central computer database and electronically accessed by eligible households at the point of sale via plastic EBT cards, called Access Oklahoma, and personal identification numbers (PIN).

(1) Upon initial certification, OKDHS issues a notice to eligible households informing them of the date they can access their SNAP food benefits.

(2) The EBT system credits food benefits to eligible households' food benefit account each month they are certified.

(3) Households use their Access Oklahoma card and enter their PIN to purchase food from a business approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to accept food benefits.

(b)Benefit expungement. OKDHS expunges SNAP food benefits after 274-calendar days of inactivity, per Section 274.2(i) of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Inactivity occurs when the household does not take an action that affects the balance of the household's SNAP EBT account within this time period, such as making a purchase or a return. OKDHS provides an expungement notice to the household at least 30-calendar days before expunging the benefit.

(c)Moved to another state. When a household moves to another state and has food benefits remaining in their account, the household must use the food benefits in Oklahoma prior to leaving the state or find a retailer in another state that accepts the Access Oklahoma card. The Access Oklahoma card can be used in most states as most major retailers accept the Access Oklahoma card.

Okla. Admin. Code § 340:50-10-1

Added at 18 Ok Reg 2079, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1241, eff 6-1-10

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 24, September 3, 2019, eff. 9/16/2019

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022