SR 98-12 Dated 02/98

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION

DATE:	February 10, 1998
FROM:	OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
AT (OFFICE):	Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Services
SUBJECT:	SR 98-12: Release of Revised Pages in Family Assistance Manual (FAM) Chapters 600 and 700 Incorporating Policy Released by SR 96-52, Release of Revised Food Stamp Policy on Claim Determinations/Overissuance ...
TO:	DFA Supervisors
Effective Date:	February 15, 1998

SUMMARY

This SR releases updated manual pages in Family Assistance Manual (FAM) Chapters 600 and 700 to include policy originally released in SR 96-52, Release of Revised Food Stamp Policy on Claim Determinations/Overissuances, Collections, and Administrative Disqualification Penalties for Intentional Program Violation as a Result of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996...", dated September 17, 1996. Additional minor corrections, terminology updates and technical changes were made where appropriate on the affected pages. No new policy is released by this SR.

621.03 Rate and Method of Recoupment - FS

713.01 Intentional Program Violations - TANF

713.01 Intentional Program Violations - FS

713.03 Disqualification Periods - TANF

713.03 Disqualification Periods - FS

713.07 IPV Administrative Disqualification Hearing - TANF

713.07 IPV Administrative Disqualification Hearing - FS

713.21 Methods of Collection - FS

713.23 When the Household Fails to Make Proper Payment - FS

Incorporation of Policy Released by SR 96-52

SR 96-52 released policy on claim determinations/overissuances, collections, and administrative disqualification penalties for IPV. These changes were mandated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). Because the policy requirements have been in effect for 15 months and were explained in detail by SR 96-52, no review of the policy is provided here.

IMPLEMENTATION

All changes released by SR 96-52 were effective September 23, 1996.

PEN AND INK CHANGE

In the "Obsolete Date" column for the section entitled, "SR’s Inserted in Family Assistance Manual", enter "February 15, 1998 (SR 98-12)" as the obsolete date for SR 96-52.

POSTING INSTRUCTIONS

Remove and Destroy Insert

Family Assistance Manual

Section 621.03, Rate and Method of Recoupment, through "the availability of free legal services", SR 97-3/February 1997 and SR 95-47/July 1995,

1 sheet

Section 621.03, Rate and Method of Recoupment, through "the availability of free legal services", SR 98-12/January 1998,

1 sheet

Section 621.03, Installments, through Section 621.05, SR 97-8/March 1997 and SR 95-47/July 1995,

1 sheet

Section 621.03, Installments, through Section 621.05, SR 98-12/January 1998,

1 sheet

Section 711.05 to Section 713.07

SR 94-4/April 1994, SR 95-47/1995, and SR 96-26/May 1996,

2 sheets

SR 94-4/April 1994 and SR 98-12/January 1998,

2 sheets

Section 713.21 starting with, "OSI need not send a notice of adverse action", to Section 713.23, ending with, "- The individual is entitled to appeal the intended referral for offset."

SR 95-47/July 1995

1 sheet

Section 713.21 starting with, "OSI need not send a notice of adverse action", to Section 713.23, ending with, "- The individual is entitled to appeal the intended referral for offset."

SR 98-12/February 1998

1 sheet

DISPOSITION

Remove and destroy SR 96-52, "Release of Revised Food Stamp Policy on Claim Determinations/Overissuances....", effective September 23, 1996 and dated September 17, 1996, from the FAM.

This SR can be destroyed after its contents have been noted and its posting instructions carried out.

DISTRIBUTION

This SR only will be distributed according to the narrative distribution list for the FAM. This SR and pages will be forwarded to all holders of the FAM.

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