Food Stamp Certification Table of Contents

Food Stamp Certification Manual Introduction

• Food Stamp Record of Manual Transmittals

Food Stamp Policy

• FSC 00-01 Categorical Eligibility
• FSC 00-04 Food Stamp Manual Annual Checklist and Typographical Errors
• FSC 00-07 Authorized Representatives – Treatment Centers and Group Living Arrangements
• FSC 00-08 Changes in Enumeration Procedures; Appendix Q; and Authorized Representatives – Treatment Centers and Group Living
• FSC 00-10 FSC 15000, Overpayments
• FSC 00-12 Incorporate Directive 99-26 into Policy and Other Changes
• FSC 00-15 Revisions to FSC 8000
• FSC 00-16 Incorporation of Revised Definition of Categorical Eligibility and Other Changes
• FSC 00-17 Updates to FSC 16000, Hearings
• FSC 00-20 Updates to FSC 13000 and Appendix D
• FSC 01-03  Incorporation of Revised Definition of Categorical Eligibility and Other Changes
• FSC 01-04 Revised Vehicle Policy
• FSC 01-12  Corrections and Clarifications
• FSC 02-01  2002 COLA / Income and Resource Exclusion Updates
• FSC 02-03  Overpayments
• FSC 02-05  Revised Procedures for Scheduling Out-of-Office Interviews; Handling Unclear Information
• FSC 02-10  Adjustments to EBT Accounts
• FSC 02-12  Corrections and Clarifications
• FSC 02-14 Updated Work Registration Policy
• FSC 02-19 Update of FSC 7000 & Related Changes
• FSC 03-01  Exclusion of Educational Income
• FSC 03-03  Food Stamp Employment and Training (E & T) Program
• FSC 03-05  Implementation of Five Year Requirement for Qualified Aliens
• FSC 03-12  Immigrant Children
• FSC 03-13  Limited Reporting and Semi-Annual Reporting
• FSC 03-17  Changes to Limited Reporting Procedures
• FSC 03-18  Changes in EBT Procedures
• FSC 04-08  Categorical Eligibility and Fraud Penalties 
• FSC 04-07 Corrections and Clarification
• FSC 04-13 New SAVE Procedures & Individual Development AccountsFSC
• FSC 05-05 Transfer of Food Stamps Cases in Open Status and Policy Clearances
• FSC 05-03 Corrections and Clarifications
• FSC 05-07 The Social Security Number Requirement
• FSC 05-08 Appendix A (List of Forms) and Table of Contents
• FSC 05-09 Revised Forms DCO-191, DCO-271, and DCO-285
• FSC 06-01 Medical Deductions – Medicare Part D
• FSC 06-02 Appendix D
• FSC 06-04 Food Stamp Recertification Forms
• FSC 06-05 Telephone Interviews at Recertification
• FSC 06-16 Appendix D
• FSC 07-01 Corrections and Clarifications
• FSC 07-03 Racial/Ethnic Data Collection
• FSC 08-01 Appendix D
• FSC 08-03 Social Security Enumeration Requirement
• FSC 08-08 Revised FSC 1622-1623.1
• FSC 08-09 Revised Policy – Dependent Child Care Deduction & Appendix B
• FSC 08-13 Revised Policy-Excluded Resources

Food Stamp Policy Directives

• FSC 98-15 Implementation of the Simplified Food Stamp Program  (Deleted 04/01/04)
• FSC 98-18 Handling Special TEA Payments in the Food Stamp Program  (Current)
• FSC 99-06 Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers – Annual Update (Current)
• FSC 99-18 Requests for Legal Opinions (Current)
• FSC 99-21 Categorical Eligibility  (Deleted 04/01/04)
• FSC 99-26 Vehicle Valuations (Current)
• FSC 00-05 Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers – Annual Update (Current)
• FSC 00-06 Converting Cases From the SFSP to the Regular Food Stamp Program (Current)
• FSC 00-09 Exclusion of Census Income (Current)
• FSC 00-14 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance Chart (Current)
• FSC 00-01 Food Stamp Manual Annual Checklist (Current)
• FSC 01-02 Maximum Excess Shelter Deduction (Current)
• FSC 01-05 Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers - Annual Update (Current)
• FSC 01-08 The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000  (Deleted 04/01/04)
• FSC 01-10 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance Chart (Current)
• FSC 02-02  Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Program (Deleted 04/01/04)

o        FSC 02-13  Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers - Annual Update (Deleted 04/01/04)
FSC 02-15  Food Stamp Program Changes (Deleted 04/01/04)
FSC 02-16 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance Chart (Current)

o        FSC 03-08  Corrections and Clarifications (Current)

o        FSC 03-14  Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance (Current)

o        FSC 04-02  Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Program  (Current)

o        FSC 04-03  Forms, List of Directives and Appendixes Updated  (Current)

o        FSC 04-04  Allowable Costs  (Current)

o        FSC 04-09 Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers-Annual Update  (Current)

o        FSC 04-12 The Impact of Medicare Approved Prescription Drug Coverage on the Food Stamp Program and the Medicaid Program  (Current)

o        FSC 04-15 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance(Current)

o        FSC 04-18 Accepting Faxed Applications (Current)

o        FSC 05-01 Appendix D (Current)

o        FSC 05-02 Food Stamp Program-Exclusion of Combat Pay (Current)

o        FSC 05-04 Revised DCO-1, Notice of Action, Revised PUB-279, Food Stamp Program Rights and Responsibilities(Current)

o        FSC 05-13 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance Appendix D

o        FSC 06-11 Food Stamp Program – Recertification Changes (Current)

o        FSC 06-14 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance Appendix D 2006 (Current)

o        FSC 07-02 Revised Drug Conviction Chart

o        FSC 07-05 Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance

o        FSC 07-06 Food Stamp Requirement to Work (RTW) Waiver – Annual Update

o        FSC 08-04 Food Stamps Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers-Annual Update

o        FSC 08-05 Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T) Program

o        FSC 08-10 SNAP Basis of Issuance

 

 

 

 

  

Food Stamp Forms
        FSC 02-20  Food Stamp Program Changes  
        FSC  03-08  Corrections and Clarifications  
       

• 100 General Provisions
• 110 Purpose of Food Stamp Program
• 120 Use of Food Stamp Benefits
• 121 Communal Dining Facilities

·         200 Authorization of the Program and the State's Responsibilities

• 210 Program Informational Activities
• 211  Outreach
• 220 Personnel Standards
• 230 Bilingual Staff and Materials
• 231 Seasonal Influx of Non-English Speaking Households
• 232 Estimates of Low-Income Single-Language Households
• 240 Training Requirements
• 241 Public Attendance at Training
• 242 FNS Review
• 250 Hours of Operation

·         300 County Office Worker Responsibilities

• 310 Specific Responsibilities
• 311 Maintenance of the Food Stamp Certification Manual
• 312 Using the Food Stamp Certification Manual
• 313 Conducting Interviews
• 314 Documentation
• 315 Completing Work in a Timely Manner
• 316 Accuracy
• 317 Providing Client Services
• 400 Records and Reports
• 410 Retention of the Contents of the Case Record
• 420 Case Record Order
• 430 Food Stamp System Reports
• 500 Availability of Information
• 510 Review of Food Stamp Policy and Regulations
• 520 General Program Information
• 530 Disclosure of Information From the Case Record
• 540 The Household's Access to its Case Record
• 600 Program Complaints
• 700 Discrimination
• 710 Rude Treatment
• 720 Filing a Complaint - Discrimination or Rude Treatment
• 721 Contents of Complaint
• 722 Addresses
• 730 Delays in Reporting Discrimination
• 740 Racial/Ethnic Data Collection
• 800 Quality Assurance (Q.A.)
• 801 Cooperation with Q.A.
• 810 The Selection Process
• 820 Responding to a Request by Quality Assurance for a Case Record
• 830 Prior Knowledge of the Case
• 840 Reviewing Active Cases
• 850 Calculating Case Error Rate
• 860 Calculating Dollar Error Rate
• 870 Reviewing Negative Cases
• 880 The Q.A. Log
• 890 The Q.A. Appeal Process
• 900 Authorized Representatives
• 910 Who May be an Authorized Representative
• 920 Who May Not be an Authorized Representative
• 930 Liability
• 940 Records of AR's
• 950 Controls on AR's
• 960 Verifying the Identity of an AR
• 970 Disqualifying AR's
• 980 Residential Facilities as Authorized Representatives (AR's)