Category: Food Stamp Home

IM-113 YOUR RIGHTS AS A FOOD STAMP APPLICANT/PARTICIPANT (IM-31B) FORM UPDATED

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FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT: YOUR RIGHTS AS A FOOD STAMP APPLICANT/PARTICIPANT (IM-31B) FORM UPDATED

FORM REVISION #
IM-31B

 

DISCUSSION:

Your Rights as a Food Stamp Applicant/Participant (IM-31B) form has been renamed to Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Household (IM-31B). The form has been redesigned to be easier to review with a participant. SNAP household responsibilities and SNAP household reporting requirements were added.

Reviewing the IM-31B with an applicant during a SNAP interview will meet the requirements in SNAP manual section 1120.005.10 Explanation of Rights and Responsibilities. The IM-31B has been added to the internal and public forms manual.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

 

 

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IM-111 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ADDED TO REPLACEMENT REQUEST FORM IM-110 FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

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FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT: ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ADDED TO REPLACEMENT REQUEST FORM IM-110 FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

FORM REVISION #
IM-110

 

DISCUSSION:

The Replacement Request (IM-110) was updated with language to allow for an electronic signature. All SNAP replacement requests must be signed by an adult member of the household or an authorized representative to be considered valid.

In the Signature Section of the IM-110, there are new Electronic Signature Terms and Conditions with a check box for the participant to click and agree to sign the form digitally. If a participant chooses to submit the form without printing, the box under Electronic Signature Terms and Conditions must be checked and a name typed into the signature line for the signature to be valid. If the form is printed and submitted with a typed signature, the box above the signature line must be checked for the form to be considered signed.

The instructions on the back of the form have been updated with guidelines for Electronic Signatures. The IM-110 can still be printed, physically signed, and submitted by upload, fax or mail. This form is available in the public and internal forms manuals; however, it has been removed from the e-store.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
• Destroy all older (04/2022) versions of this form and begin using (7/2022) version immediately.

 

 

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IM-110 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE INCREASE FOR ALL INCOME MAINTANENCE (IM) PROGRAMS

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FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT: MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE INCREASE FOR ALL INCOME MAINTANENCE (IM) PROGRAMS

FORM REVISION #
APPENDIX J

 

DISCUSSION:

The state mileage rate used to calculate expenses for all IM programs increased from $.49 per mile to $.55 per mile effective 07/01/2022. Use the rate of $.55 per mile when calculating mileage expenses.

Effective 7/25/2022, the eligibility system has been updated to reflect the rate increase. Appendix J of the MO HealthNet for the Aged, Blind and Disabled manual has been updated to reflect the change.

Note: Final approval for the increased rate was received after July benefits were created. Affected cases have been adjusted to reflect this change for July 2022 and notices will be generated.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

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IM-109 UKRAINIAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLEE GUIDANCE FOR ALL PROGRAMS

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FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT: UKRAINIAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLEE GUIDANCE FOR ALL PROGRAMS

 

DISCUSSION:

Due to section 401 of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-128), Ukrainian individuals issued an immigration status of Humanitarian Parolee between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2023 are considered Qualified Immigrants.

Effective May 21, 2022 these individuals are not subject to the five-year waiting period for MO HealthNet (MHN), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance (TA) and Child Care (CC). If an individual was paroled and entered the United States between February 24, 2022 and May 21, 2022, their date of eligibility for MHN is February 24, 2022 and for SNAP, TA, and CC it is May 21, 2022. If they entered the United States after May 21, 2022, their date of eligibility is their date of humanitarian parole but they are eligible for prior quarter for MHN. Ukrainian parolees who previously applied and were denied benefits may reapply with eligibility determined from the date of reapplication or the corresponding prior quarter dates for MHN.

Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees are treated like refugees and should be coded in eligibility systems as refugees. The following documentation and codes indicate that an immigrant is a Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee:

• A form I-94 noting Humanitarian Parolee;
• Foreign passport with Department of Homeland Security / U.S. Customs and Borders (DHS/CBP) admission stamp noting Uniting for Ukraine (U4U);
• Foreign passport with DHS/CBP with a stamp admitting them as a Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee (UHP);
• Foreign passport with DHS/CBP admission stamp noting Parolee (DT);
• A Form I-765 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) with code C11;
• A Form I-766 EAD with code C11; or
• A non-Ukrainian immigrant who last resided in the Ukraine, can be eligible if they provide one of the above documents AND documentation of their last habitual residence in Ukraine.

NOTE: Applications received for Humanitarian Parolees from the Ukraine must be sent to the FSD Refugee Unit at: FSDREFUGEE@ip.sp.mo.gov. Special entry is required to allow this population to be coded correctly. Do not process these applications.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

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IM-104 POLICY REVISION TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES FOR MO HEALTHNET (MHN), TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE (TA) AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  POLICY REVISION TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES FOR MO HEALTHNET (MHN), TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE (TA) AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

MANUAL REVISION #
0105.010.00
0203.020.00
1120.025.00
1802.020.05
1802.020.15

 

DISCUSSION:

An electronic or typed signature is considered a valid signature for MHN, TA, and SNAP documents when accompanied with an attestation. The attestation must accompany any typed signature and state that the electronic or typed signature has the same legal effect and can be enforced the same as a handwritten signature.

NOTE: At this time, FSD CANNOT accept an electronic or typed signature on the Authorization for Disclosure of Consumer Medical/Health Information (MO 650-2616).

Policy has been updated to allow electronic or typed signatures:

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

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IM-99 CHILD SUPPORT INCOME VERIFICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  CHILD SUPPORT INCOME VERIFICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

MANUAL REVISION #
1102.015.05

 

DISCUSSION:

Revisions to the SNAP policy manual section for Gross Income add the resource Missouri Automated Child Support System (MACSS) to verify Missouri child support income.

The interface screen in FAMIS can be used:

  • as a reference of child support income or expense,
  • to obtain the obligated amount
  • for the MACSS case number

When budgeting child support, enter separate budgets in FAMIS for Current Child Support (CS) and Child Support Arrears (CA). Refer to SNAP Policy Manual section 1115.010.00 Unearned Income.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/ks

IM-91 MILITARY STATUS QUESTIONS ADDED TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) DOCUMENTS

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  MILITARY STATUS QUESTIONS ADDED TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) DOCUMENTS

 

DISCUSSION:

Two questions related to service in the U.S. Armed Forces have been added to the forms listed below.

  • SNAP application (FS-1)
  • Online SNAP application
  • SNAP Mid-Certification Review/Report Form (FA-546)

These questions are designed to gather information to allow the Family Support Division (FSD) to provide useful information to veterans and their families. These questions will not affect eligibility and if left unanswered must not cause a case to be rejected, closed, or delayed.

Question 1: Have you or an immediate family member ever served in the U.S. Armed Forces?

Question 2: If yes, would you like information about military-related services in Missouri?

Further details about the information and how it will be made available to military households will be provided in a future memorandum.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

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IM-89 ALL PROGRAM UPDATE TO POLICY WHEN NO DATA IS SHOWN ON IMES AND “NO DATA” DEFINITION

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  ALL PROGRAM UPDATE TO POLICY WHEN NO DATA IS SHOWN ON IMES AND “NO DATA” DEFINITION

MANUAL REVISION #
0110.025.05
0110.025.10
1805.030.05

 

DISCUSSION:

Policy for all programs is updated to explain necessary actions when an Income Maintenance and Employment Security interface (IMES) returns “no data.” The General Information Manual and Family MO HealthNet (MAGI) Manual policy are revised with this change; content in policy manuals for programs other than MO HealthNet does not require an update at this time.

IMES Used to Support an Income Determination

IMES is required in the record if it is accessed to review income information and reflects something other than “no data”. An IMES is considered to contain “no data” when the IMES:

  • is completely blank

or

  • has no earned income data for the last 12 months, and displays no unemployment compensation received for the last 12 months

When IMES displays “no data”, document in the eligibility system the date the IMES was viewed and why the IMES was not considered useful in an income determination.

IMES Used to Support Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements

Retain a copy in the case record if IMES is used to confirm non-financial information, such as, but not limited to:

  • Application status for other benefits such as unemployment compensation
  • Missouri residency or address information

FAMIS Resources guides are updated to include this information.

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/ers

IM-85 LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNINGS AMOUNT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) FORMS UPDATED

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNINGS AMOUNT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) FORMS UPDATED

FORM REVISION #
FA520
FA544
FA546

 

DISCUSSION:

Updates were made to show the increased Lottery or Gambling Winnings reporting threshold of $3750 on the following forms and notices:

  • Food Stamp Expiration Notice (FA520)
  • Food Stamp Change Report Form (FA544)
  • Food Stamp Mid Certification Review (FA546)

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

KE/vb

IM-83 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) FORMS AND NOTICES UPDATES

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FROM:  KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) FORMS AND NOTICES UPDATES

FORM REVISION #
FA102
FA325
FA520
FA544
FA546

 

DISCUSSION:

Effective June 27, 2022, the following system generated documents, and SNAP forms and notices have been updated to replace references to the email address FSD.Documents@dss.mo.gov with mydssupload.mo.gov (FSD Upload Portal).

  • FA-520 Notice of Expiration of SNAP Benefits
  • FA-544 Change Report Form
  • FA-546 SNAP Mid-Certification Review

Individuals can use mydssupload.mo.gov to submit a variety of documents to the Family Support Division including, but not limited to, applications, reviews, changes, or supporting documents.

Consequences for failing to return requested information has been added to the following SNAP forms and notices:

  • FA-325 Request for Information
  • FA-546 SNAP Mid Certification Review/Report Form

The below wording has been added:

Failure to provide the requested information or take the necessary actions may delay your benefits or cause your SNAP CASE to close. Contact the FSD Information Center if you need assistance or have any questions toll free at 855-FSD-INFO (855-373-4636).

The following SNAP notices/forms have been updated to reflect an amendment to RSMO 570.030. The penalties and classifications of crimes related to stealing public assistance, included in RSMO 570.030 were amended effective Aug 28, 2021:

  • FA-102 Interview Summary
  • FA-544 SNAP Change Report
  • FA-546 SNAP Mid Certification Review/Report Form

 

NECESSARY ACTION:

  • Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

 

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