Ohio Admin. Code 5101:6-20-02 - State hearings - definition of an intentional program violation

(A) In the Ohio works first (OWF) program, an intentional program violation shall will consist of any action by an individual, for the purpose of establishing or maintaining the family's eligibility for OWF or for increasing or preventing a reduction in the amount of the monthly OWF grant that is intentionally:
(1) A false or misleading statement or misrepresentation, concealment, or withholding of facts; or
(2) Any act intended to mislead, misrepresent, conceal, or withhold facts or propound a falsity.
(B) In the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), an intentional program violation shall will consist of an action by an individual, for the purpose of using, presenting, transferring, acquiring, receiving, or possessing SNAP benefits that is intentionally:
(1) A false or misleading statement, or a misrepresentation, concealment or withholding of facts; or
(2) Any act that constitutes a violation of the Food Stamp Act (as in effect on October 1, 2018), the SNAP regulations, or any state statute relating to the use, presentation, transfer, acquisition, receipt, or possessing or trafficking of SNAP benefits, or the electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card.
(C) In the prevention, retention and contingency (PRC) program, an intentional program violation shall will consist of an action by an individual, for the purpose of establishing eligibility for PRC benefits that is intentionally:
(1) A false or misleading statement or misrepresentation, concealment, or withholding of facts; or
(2) Any act intended to mislead, misrepresent, conceal, or withhold facts or propound a falsity.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 5101:6-20-02
Effective: 1/17/2025
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/31/2024 and 01/17/2030
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5101.35
Rule Amplifies: 5101.35
Prior Effective Dates: 06/20/1980, 10/01/1981, 08/01/1983, 09/01/1994, 03/18/1996, 05/15/1999, 06/01/2003, 09/01/2008, 02/28/2014, 03/01/2019

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