[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR247.19]

[Page 417]
 
                          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)