Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
Division 196 - SUMMER EBT PROGRAM
Section 461-196-0080 - Verification; SEBT

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 461-196-0080

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) Individuals who are determined to be eligible through streamlined eligibility as described in OAR 461-196-0060, are not required to provide verification.

(2) Summer EBT (SEBT) applications are subject to the following verification requirements at any time during the eligibility period (see OAR 461-196-0020).

(a) Verification for Cause. The Department (see OAR 461-196-0020) must verify for cause applications when the agency 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 applications approved by the Department from the start of the instructional year 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 Requested Information as described in OAR 461-196-0100, when verification, or additional verification, of any factor affecting eligibility is required.

(4) Benefits cannot be issued for 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.

(5) If a filing group refuses to cooperate with efforts to verify, the filing group's eligibility for SEBT benefits will be terminated.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060

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