Claims against households.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (i) Benefits that are overpaid or (ii) Benefits that are trafficked. Trafficking is defined in 7 CFR 271.2. (2) This claim is a Federal debt subject to this and other regulations governing Federal debts. The State agency must establish and collect any claim by following these regulations. (3) As a State agency, you must develop a plan for establishing and collecting claims that provides orderly claims processing and results in claims collections similar to recent national rates of collection. If you do not meet these standards, you must take corrective action to correct any deficiencies in the plan. (4) The following are responsible for paying a claim: (i) Each person who was an adult member of the household when the overpayment or trafficking occurred; (ii) A person connected to the household, such as an authorized representative, who actually trafficks or otherwise causes an overpayment or trafficking. (b) (c) (2) (i) The individual's admission; (ii) Adjudication; or (iii) The documentation that forms the basis for the trafficking determination. (d) (2) Instead of using the standard in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, you may opt to develop and follow your own plan for the efficient and effective management of claim referrals. (i) This plan must be approved by us. (ii) At a minimum, this plan must include: (A) Justification as to why your standards and procedures will be more efficient and effective than our claim referral standard; (B) Procedures for the detection and

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 273.18