Or. Admin. Code § 461-196-0080
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 461-196-0080 - [Effective 12/14/2024] Verification; SEBT(1) Individuals who are determined to be eligible through streamlined certification as described in OAR 461-196-0060, are not required to provide verification.(2)Summer EBT (SEBT) applications (see OAR 461-196-0020) are subject to the following verification requirements at any time during the eligibility period (see OAR 461-196-0020 and 461-196-0060): (a) Verification for Cause. The Department (see OAR 461-196-0020) must verify for cause SEBT applications when the Department has knowledge or available information suggesting a filing group (see OAR 461-196-0020) has intentionally misreported its income, including by leaving the income fields blank on the SEBT application.(b) Verification Sample of three percent of Approved Applications. (A) The Department must verify eligibility of children in a sample of SEBT applications approved for benefits for the summer.(B) The sample size for the Department must equal three percent of all SEBT applications approved by the Department from the start of the eligibility period through April 1 of the school year immediately preceding the summer operational period (see OAR 461-196-0020 and 461-196-0060), selected randomly from all applications.(3) Individuals must provide verification when requested by the Department. The Department will notify the filing group through a Notice of Request for Information as described in OAR 461-196-0100, when verification, or additional verification, of any factor affecting eligibility is required.(4) The Department must give filing groups at least 10 calendar days to provide required verification.(5) Benefits cannot be issued for SEBT applications selected for verification until the verification process is completed with the exception of verification for cause, as described in subsection (2)(a) of this rule.(6) If the filing group refuses to cooperate or does not provide verification when requested by the Department, the filing group's eligibility for SEBT benefits will be denied.Or. Admin. Code § 461-196-0080
SSP 40-2024, temporary adopt filed 06/18/2024, effective 6/18/2024 through 12/14/2024; SSP 58-2024, adopt filed 11/27/2024, effective 12/1/2024Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060