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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 340. Department of Human Services |
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Chapter 65. Public Assistance Procedures |
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Subchapter 9. Overpayment Claims and Fraud in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and State Supplemental Payment Benefits |
SECTION 340:65-9-7. Suspension of collection efforts
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- (a) Adult and Family Services (AFS) Benefit Integrity and Recovery (BIR) suspends collection efforts on cases no longer receiving benefits, when the:(1) head of household is deceased and there are no remaining debtors responsible for the overpayment;(2) household cannot be located;(3) cost of further collection action is likely to exceed the amount that can be recovered;(4) debtor(s) provides verification to AFS BIR, that bankruptcy proceedings initiated; or(5) debtor(s) requests a fair hearing.(b) AFS BIR may begin collection actions held in suspension when changes in household circumstances occur, such as:(1) AFS BIR staff locates the household when the client reapplies and becomes eligible in the future;(2) the court dismisses instead of discharging the debt through bankruptcy; or(3) the fair hearing decision is not in the debtor(s)' favor.