§ 12-14-30-8 — Simplified requirements for SNAP certification or recertification

(a) As used in this section, "eligible
individual" means an individual who:
(1) is:
(A) sixty (60) years of age or older; or
(B) a person with a disability, as determined under rules
adopted by the division; and
(2) resides in a household every resident of which is:
(A) sixty (60) years of age or older; or
(B) a person with a disability, as determined under rules
adopted by the division.
(b) The division shall develop and implement simplified
requirements by which an eligible individual may certify or recertify
the individual's eligibility for SNAP benefits.
(c) The simplified requirements under subsection (b) must:
(1) simplify and reduce the number of verification requirements
for certifying and recertifying an eligible individual's eligibility to
receive SNAP benefits, including by use of a shortened
application form;
(2) allow an eligible individual to waive recertification interview
requirements; and
(3) allow an eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the
individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the
simplified requirements to remain eligible for SNAP benefits for
thirty-six (36) months after the certification or recertification.
(d) An eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the individual's
eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the simplified requirements
under subsection (b) must:
(1) submit to the division a change reporting form not less than
once every twelve (12) months during the thirty-six (36) month
eligibility period described in subsection (c)(3); and
(2) notify the division, in accordance with federal law, if the
individual's income increases.
(e) The division shall, in a manner that complies with federal law,
use data matching to:
(1) identify; and
(2) provide information regarding SNAP eligibility to;
eligible individuals who are receiving Medicaid and are eligible for
SNAP benefits.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.44-2023, SEC.1.