Topic: Policy
EBT– acronym for the Electronic Benefit transfer system. The EBT system is the method used to deliver food benefits and track time and attendance for child care benefits through an Access Oklahoma card. It is also the term federal and state law uses when describing restricted transactions for use of SSP and TANF funds. Policy […]
Policy Links Regarding Earned Income
Eligible individual with ineligible spouse – an eligible individual with a spouse who is either not aged, blind, or disabled or is aged, blind, or disabled but does not receive SSI.
Eligible individual – a person who is single aged, blind, or disabled and meets the income and resource standard for a money payment and SoonerCare (Medicaid).
Documentary evidence – information an applicant or recipient must provide to determine program eligibility. Also refer to Verification. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-3.1. Child with disabilities; 340:40-7-4. Identity and Social Security number; 340:40-7-5. Resources, residence, and citizenship; 340:40-7-13. Computation of income. LIHEAP: 340:20-1-11. Income and liquid resources; and 340:20-1-13. […]
Disqualified household member – a term used in the SNAP Program to designate a person living in the household who is not eligible for food benefits because of willful misrepresentation or fraud, failure to register for employment or participate in the SNAP Employment and Training Program (Oklahoma SNAP Works), being a fleeing felon, failure to obtain […]
Disclosure or release of information – Federal and state laws restrict DHS from disclosing client information unless directly connected to program administration. A collateral source may require written authorization from a client before supplying information to DHS. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-1-4. Complaints Public Assistance Procedures (all programs): 340:65-1-2. […]
Disaster procedures – DHS is responsible for operating Disaster SNAP when Food and Nutrition Service declares a disaster occurred in Oklahoma. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-8. Defining the need factor for child care benefits. SNAP: 340:50-11-86. Emergency food benefit assistance in disasters declared by Food and Nutrition Service (FNS); […]
Disability Advocacy Program (DAP) – a program available to assist a TANF Work participant or a child receiving TANF with a Social Security Administration pending disability claim. Policy regarding this program is located at: TANF: 340:10-2-2. Sanction process; 340:10-2-8. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work support services; and 340:10-3-56. Household composition
Deeming – a term used when a portion of one individual’s income and/or resources are considered in determining the eligibility of another. Policy regarding this term is located at: SNAP: 340:50-5-49. Sponsored aliens. SoonerCare (Medicaid)[ABE]: 317:35-5-41.11. Maximum resources; 317:35-5-42. Determination of countable income for individuals categorically related to aged, blind and disabled; 317:35-7-44. Eligibility for […]