Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) In the child care programs, a provider
commits an intentional program violation (IPV) by
intentionally making a false or misleading statement or misrepresenting,
concealing, or withholding information related to their request to be eligible
for a child care payment under OAR
461-165-0180 or
414-175-0080, or a claim for a
child care payment.
(2) In the SNAP
program:
(a) An individual commits an
intentional program violation by:
(A) Making a false or misleading statement or
misrepresenting, concealing or withholding a fact relating to the use,
presentation, transfer, acquisition, receipt, possession, or
trafficking (see OAR
461-195-0601(2)(b))
of SNAP benefits; or
(B) Committing
any act that constitutes a violation of the Food Stamp Act, the SNAP program
regulations, or any state statute relating to the use, presentation, transfer,
acquisition, receipt, possession, or trafficking of SNAP
benefits.
(b)
"Trafficking" means any of the following:
(A)
The buying, selling, stealing, or other exchange of SNAP benefits for cash or
consideration other than eligible food, either directly or indirectly, in
complicity or collusion with others or acting alone.
(B) The exchange of firearms, ammunition,
explosives, or controlled substances (as defined in section 802 of title 21,
United States Code), for SNAP benefits.
(C) Purchasing a product with SNAP benefits
that has a container return deposit with the intent of obtaining cash by
intentionally discarding the product and returning the container for the
deposit amount.
(D) Purchasing a
product with SNAP benefits with the intent of obtaining cash or consideration
other than eligible food by intentionally reselling the product purchased with
SNAP benefits.
(E) Intentionally
purchasing products originally purchased with SNAP benefits in exchange for
cash or consideration other than eligible food.
(3) In the SFPSS program, an individual
commits an intentional program violation by intentionally:
(a) Making a false or misleading statement or
misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding a fact for the purpose of
establishing or maintaining eligibility (see OAR
461-001-0000) for SFPSS or
increasing, or preventing a reduction in, the amount of the SFPSS grant;
or
(b) Committing any act intended
to mislead or to conceal or withhold information for the purpose of
establishing or maintaining eligibility for SFPSS or
increasing, or preventing a reduction in, the amount of the SFPSS
grant.
(4) In the REF,
REFM, and TANF programs, an individual commits an intentional program
violation by intentionally:
(a)
Making a false or misleading statement or misrepresenting, concealing, or
withholding a fact for the purpose of establishing or maintaining
eligibility for the REF, REFM, or TANF programs, or increasing
or preventing a reduction in the amount of the REF or TANF grant; or
(b) Committing any act intended to mislead or
to conceal or withhold information for the purpose of establishing or
maintaining eligibility for the REF, REFM, or TANF programs,
or increasing or preventing a reduction in the amount of the REF or TANF
grant.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
411.060,
411.660,
411.816,
412.014 &
412.049
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
411.060,
411.630,
411.635,
411.660,
411.816,
412.014 &
412.049
