Policy                                                                       Issuance Number: FSC 00-10

Food Stamp Certification Manual                     Issuance Date: 07/01/00

From: Ruth Whitney, Director                                Expiration Date: Until Superseded

Subj: FSC 15000, Overpayments

FSC 15000 has been generally updated to:

• Change AFDC to TEA, if needed;
• Change food stamp allotment to food stamp benefits;
• Clarify certain sections; and
• Replace instructions for using the DCO-216 and DCO-217 with instructions for using the DHS-199, Benefit Overpayment Report.

An explanation of specific changes appears below.

FSC 15410 – Information about sanctions and disqualification periods has been added to this section.

FSC 15420 – This section provided instructions for the completion of the DCO-217. It has been deleted.

FSC 15500 – This is a new section. It provides information about the automated recipient overpayment accounting system (ROAS).

FSC 15520 – This section has been updated to include information about processing an overpayment claim using ROAS.

FSC 15533 – This section has been rewritten to provide information about the referral of uncollected claims to the Collections Unit.

FSC 15800 – This section has been rewritten to provide instructions for taking benefits from an EBT account to repay an overpayment. Instructions have been provided for routing completed DCO-273s to the Office of Fiscal Management when cash is received in the county office. When benefits are to be withdrawn from the EBT account, the DCO-273 must first go to the Food Stamp Section for validation.

FSC 15810 – This section was rewritten to explain the conditions under which a county office may cancel EBT benefits prior to the date the benefits are made available to the household.

FSC 15820 – This section was deleted.

FSC 15830 – This section was deleted.

FSC 15900 – This section has been updated to provide current information about the State Income Tax Refund Interception.

FSC 15910 – This section has been deleted.

FSC 15920 – This section has been deleted.

FSC 15930 - This section has been updated to provide current information about the Treasury Offset Program (TOP).

FSC 15940 – This section has been rewritten to provide the criteria for debts to be referred for collection under the Treasury Offset Program.