3450 Fraud Prevention and Recovery Unit | FPRU
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Department of Human Services |
Index: |
POL 3450 |
Revised: |
11/26/2019 |
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Next Review: |
11/26/2025 |
Policy
The Department of Human Services policy is to promote the health and well-being of families, focusing primarily on children, seniors, people with disabilities and low-income working families. Two Benefit Assistance programs (Food Stamps and TANF) are administered by the Department of Human Services (DHS), the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and its 159 local county offices. To protect the integrity of these financial assistance programs and in the interest of the public, the Fraud Prevention and Recovery Unit recovers benefits erroneously issued as mandated by federal and state policies.
Authority
In 2008, the Food Stamp (FS) Act of 1977 was renamed the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. The Act renamed the Food Stamp Program the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which contains certain claims and collection provisions regarding the SNAP program. The Food Stamp (SNAP) claims regulations were revised in 1983 and mandated in 1996 with the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA): Pub. L. 104-193. The Recovery provisions of the SNAP program were further developed in Title 7; “Electronic Code of Federal Regulations”, Part 272 through 273.
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program in PRWORA replaced the Former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Recovery provisions for TANF were issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through Program Instruction Transmittal No: TANF-ACF-PL- 99-2 (revised).
References
The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7-Agriculture, Subtitle B Regulations of the Department of Agriculture, Chapter II-Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, Parts 271-299.
The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45-Public Assistance, Chapter II-Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Parts 201-299.
Responsibilities
The State Operations Director of the Office of Family Independence, Division of Family and Children Services is responsible for the development and administration of the Benefit Recovery Policy Manual Volume IV (MAN3450). The manual is issued by the Director of the Division of Family and Children Services.