[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR247.19]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 247_COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 247.19  Dual participation.



    (a) What must State and local agencies do to prevent and detect dual 

participation? The State agency must work with the State WIC agency to 

develop a plan to prevent and detect dual participation, in accordance 

with an agreement signed by both agencies. The State agency must also 

work with local agencies to prevent and detect dual participation. In 

accordance with Sec. 247.8(a)(1), the local agency must check the 

identification of all applicants when they are certified or recertified. 

In accordance with Sec. 247.8(b), the local agency must ensure that the 

applicant, or the adult parent or caretaker of the applicant, signs an 

application form which includes a statement advising the applicant that 

he or she may not receive both CSFP and WIC benefits simultaneously, or 

CSFP benefits at more than one CSFP site at the same time.

    (b) What must the local agency do if a CSFP participant is found to 

be committing dual participation? A participant found to be committing 

dual participation must be discontinued from one of the programs (WIC or 

CSFP), or from participation at more than one CSFP site. Whenever an 

individual's participation in CSFP is discontinued, the local agency 

must notify the individual of the discontinuance, in accordance with 

Sec. 247.17. The individual may appeal the discontinuance through the 

fair hearing process, in accordance with Sec. 247.33(a). In accordance 

with Sec. 247.20(b), if the dual participation resulted from the 

participant, or the parent or caretaker of the participant, making false 

or misleading statements, or intentionally withholding information, the 

local agency must disqualify the participant from CSFP, unless the local 

agency determines that disqualification would result in a serious health 

risk. The local agency must also initiate a claim against the 

participant to recover the value of CSFP benefits improperly received, 

in accordance with Sec. 247.30(c).



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

0584-0293)