(A)The local
agency shall provide an individual found to have committed an intentional program violation a written notice of
disqualification.
(1)If more than
one member of an assistance group is to be disqualified, a separate
disqualification notice shall be provided to each individual.
(2)A copy of the
disqualification notice shall also be sent to the bureau
of state hearings and to the appropriate fraud control specialist.
(B)The notice
shall be mailed or personally delivered no later than five workdaysbusiness days
after the local agency's receipt of the administrative disqualification hearing
decision, court decision, waiver or consent agreement upon which
disqualification is to be based.
(C)The notice
shall include the following:
(1)The name of
the individual to be disqualified.
(2)The program(s)
from which the individual is to be disqualified.
(3)The basis for
the disqualification.
(4)The effective
date and period of disqualification.
(5)A statement
that the disqualification period will begin at once, regardless of whether the
individual is currently receiving benefits.
(6)Notice to the
remaining assistance group members, if any, of the benefits they will receive
during the disqualification period.
In the food assistancesupplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the notice may alternatively inform the
remaining assistance group members that they mustshall reapply because the certification period has
expired.
(D)The
disqualification notice shall be accompanied by a JFS 07442 "Food
Assistance Repayment Agreement" (rev. 11/2008), or theits computer-generated equivalent, unless that form has
already been provided.
(E)In all
instances, the JFS 04062 "Notice of Disqualification for Intentional
Program Violation" (rev. 1/20155/2001) or its
computer-generated equivalent, shall be used.
Effective: 3/1/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/27/2018 and 03/01/2024
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 02/05/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.35
Rule Amplifies: 5101.35
Prior Effective Dates: 06/20/1980, 10/01/1981, 05/01/1982,
08/01/1983, 04/01/1984 (Temp.), 06/01/1984, 08/01/1984 (Emer.), 10/20/1984,
09/01/1994, 06/01/1996, 10/01/1996, 05/15/1999, 06/01/2003, 09/01/2008,
02/28/2014