Or. Admin. Code § 461-196-0020 - [Effective 12/14/2024] Definitions; Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (SEBT)
The following definitions apply to the rules of the Summer EBT (SEBT) program in Chapter 461.
(1)
Adult means an individual 18 years of age or older.
(2)
Benefit means the value
of SEBT provided to a filing group by means of an EBT system.
(3)
Categorically eligible
means considered eligible for SEBT, as applicable, based on documentation that
a child is a member of a filing group, as defined in this
section, and one or more children in that filing group are
receiving assistance under SNAP, TANF, Medicaid or
FDPIR. A foster child, homeless child, migrant child,
Head Start child and runaway child, as defined in
this rule are also categorically eligible. Categorically eligible, streamlined
eligibility and automatic eligibility may be used synonymously.
(4)
Department refers to the
SEBT Agency.
(5)
Direct
Verification means the process of verifying the filing group's income
or categorial eligibility by matching against data sources or other records
without the need to contact the filing group for documentation.
(6)
Dual participation means
a child simultaneously receiving benefits from more than one State administered
SEBT Program, US Territories or Tribal Lands or receiving SEBT in one or more
households or receiving multiple allotments from the same State administered
SEBT Program.
(7)
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) account means a set of
records containing demographic, card, benefit, transaction, and balance data
for an individual household within the EBT system that is maintained and
managed by the
Department or its contractor as part of the
client case record.
(8)
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card means a method to
access EBT benefits issued to a household member or authorized representative
through the EBT system by a benefit issuer. This method may include an on-line
magnetic stripe card, an off-line smart card, a chip card, a contactless
digital wallet with a stored card, or any other similar benefit access
technology approved by FNS.
(9)
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) contractor or vendor means
an entity that is selected to perform EBT-related services for the State
agency.
(10)
Electronic
Benefit Transfer (EBT) system means an electronic payments system
under which household benefits are issued from and stored in a central
databank, maintained, and managed by a State or its contractor, and uses
electronic funds transfer technology for the delivery and control of food and
other public assistance benefits.
(11)
Eligible child(ren)
means a child who meets the requirements to receive SEBT benefits as provided
in OAR 461-196-0060.
(12)
Eligible household
means a household that includes at least one eligible child.
(13)
Eligibility period
means the timeframe during which a child may meet the eligibility criteria for
SEBT.
(14)
Enrolled
students means students who are enrolled in and attending a school
participating in the USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and who have
access to a meal service (breakfast or lunch) on a regular basis.
(15)
Expungement means the
removal of SEBT benefits from the EBT account to which they were issued,
typically by an EBT processor on behalf of the Department .
(16)
FDPIR means the Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.
(17)
Filing group means a
group of related or nonrelated individuals who are living together as one
economic unit.
(18)
FNS means the Food and Nutrition Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
(19)
Foster child means a child who is formally placed by a court
or an agency that administers a State plan under parts B or E of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 621
et
seq.).
(20)
Free
or reduced-price meal eligible means a student which is determined by
the school as eligible to receive free or reduced-price National School Lunch
Program.
(21)
Head Start
child means a child enrolled as a participant in a Head Start program
authorized under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831
et
seq.)
(22)
Homeless child means a child identified as lacking a fixed,
regular and adequate nighttime residence, as specified under section 725(a) of
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11434a(2)) by the local
educational agency liaison, director of a homeless shelter or other individual
identified by FNS.
(23)
Instructional year means the period from July 1 of the prior
year through one day prior to the summer operational period.
(24)
Medicaid means medical
assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended. For the
purposes for SEBT eligibility this applies only to individuals eligible under
185% of the federal poverty level.
(25)
Migrant child means a
child identified as meeting the definition of migrant in section 1309 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6399) by
the State or local Migrant Education Program coordinator or the local
educational liaison, or other individual identified by FNS.
(26)
NSLP/SBP means the
National School Lunch Program established under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751
et seq.) and the School
Breakfast Program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1996
(42 U.S.C.
1771 et seq.).
(27)
NSLP/SBP application
means an application for free and reduced-price meals, submitted by a household
for a child or children enrolled at an NSLP/SBP participating school(s).
Eligibility determinations based on NSLP/SBP applications may be used to confer
eligibility for SEBT.
(28)
NSLP school means an Oregon public school, nonprofit private
school, or residential childcare institution that is a sponsor of the National
School Lunch Program.
(29)
NSLP student means an individual enrolled in an Oregon public
school, nonprofit private school, or residential childcare institution that
provide meal service as a sponsored National School Lunch Program
school.
(30)
ODE
means the Oregon Department of Education.
(31)
ODHS means the Oregon
Department of Human Services.
(32)
Runaway child means a child identified as a runaway receiving
assistance under a program under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C.
5701
et seq.) by the local
educational liaison, or other individual in accordance with guidance issued by
FNS.
(33)
School
aged means the years in which a child is required to attend school, or
an equivalent program as defined by State or Tribal law. Also known as the age
requirement for compulsory education which is defined as six (6) to eighteen
(18) years old in Oregon.
(34)
SEBT means Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer.
(35)
Signature means a
person 's name written in a distinctive way as a form of identification. For the
purposes of SEBT the following signatures are acceptable: hand written,
telephonic, and electronic signature including a typed signature.
(36)
SNAP means Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program which is a Federal food benefits program for
low-income individuals to supplement their grocery budget.
(37)
SNAP participant means
an individual who is a member of a SNAP filing group (see OAR
461-110-0370) that received more
than $0 in SNAP benefits.
(38)
Streamlined certification means automatically enrolling an
eligible child for SEBT, without need for further application or confirmation
of school enrollment. Streamlined certification, categorically eligible and
automatic eligibility may be used synonymously.
(39)
Summer EBT agency means
the Oregon Department of Human Services.
(40)
Summer EBT application
means an application submitted to the Department by a filing group for a child
or children who are enrolled at a NSLP/SBP participating school for SEBT
benefits.
(41)
Summer
Operational Period means the benefit period that generally reflects
the period between the end of classes during the current school year and the
start of classes for the next school year, as determined by the
Department .
(42)
TANF means Temporary Assistance to Needy Families which is the
State funded program under part A of title IV of the Social Security
Act.
(43)
USDA means United
States Department of Agriculture.
(44)
Verification means
confirmation of eligibility for the Summer EBT Program when a child's
eligibility is established through a Summer EBT application. Verification
includes confirmation of income eligibility and may also include confirmation
of any other information required in the application.
(45)
Verification for Cause
means verification of questionable applications, on a case-by-case basis, such
as an instance when the Department is made aware of conflicting or inconsistent
information than what was provided on the application.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060
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