[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: 7CFR275.14]

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                          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

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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]