[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: 7CFR275.14]



[Page 859]

 

                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

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

 

PART 275_PERFORMANCE REPORTING SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

                 Subpart C_Quality Control (QC) Reviews

 

Sec. 275.14  Review processing.



    (a) General. Each State agency shall use FNS handbooks, worksheets, 

and schedules in the quality control review process.

    (b) Handbooks. The reviewer shall follow the procedures outlined in 

the Quality Control Review Handbook, FNS Handbook 310, to conduct 

quality control reviews. In addition, the sample of active and negative 

cases shall be selected in accordance with the sampling techniques 

described in the Quality Control Sampling Handbook, FNS Handbook 311.

    (c) Worksheets. The Integrated Review Worksheet, Form FNS-380, shall 

be used by the reviewer to record required information from the case 

record, plan and conduct the field investigation, and record findings 

which contribute to the determination of eligibility and basis of 

issuance in the review of active cases. In some instances, reviewers may 

need to supplement Form FNS-380 with other forms. The State forms for 

appointments, interoffice communications, release of information, etc., 

should be used when appropriate.

    (d) Schedules. Decisions reached by the reviewer in active case 

reviews shall be coded and recorded on the Integrated Review Schedule, 

Form FNS-380-1. Such active case review findings must be substantiated 

by information recorded on the Integrated Review Worksheet, Form FNS-

380. In negative case reviews, the review findings shall be coded and 

recorded on the Negative Quality Control Review Schedule, Form FNS-245, 

and supplemented as necessary with other documentation substantiating 

the findings.



[Amdt. 260, 49 FR 6310, Feb. 17, 1984, as amended by Amdt. 262, 49 FR 

50598, Dec. 31, 1984]