New Mexico's Compliance with SNAP Certification of Eligible Households

Submitting OIG:

Department of Agriculture OIG

Date Issued:

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Agriculture

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

27601-0003-10

Component, if applicable:

Food and Nutrition Service

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$11,978

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
27601-0003-10.pdf	2.26 MB

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
2	Open	Yes	https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf
Require New Mexico HSD verify enrollment and/or exemption, as applicable, for the four student cases identified, and if it is determined the students were ineligible, require HSD to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.
5	Open	Yes	https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf
Require HSD to review the four cases identified to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.
9	Open	Yes	https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf
The five cases identified above be reconciled with other State/Territory eDRS queries performed during the coverage gap period to identify disqualified individuals who may have attempted to receive benefits in another State/Territory.
11	Open	Yes	https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf
Require New Mexico HSD review the two identified cases and verify income to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.
14	Open	Yes	https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf
Require HSD to review the case identified to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.
16	Open	Yes	https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf
Require HSD review the two cases identified to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.
18	Open	Yes	https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf
Require HSD review the case identified to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf

Require New Mexico HSD verify enrollment and/or exemption, as applicable, for the four student cases identified, and if it is determined the students were ineligible, require HSD to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.

Open

Yes

https://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/27601-0003-10.pdf

Require HSD to review the four cases identified to determine if payments were improper and warrant establishment of a claim.