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TITLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION
PART 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 357 - HEARINGS
SUBCHAPTER K - ADMINISTRATIVE FRAUD DISQUALIFICATION HEARINGS
SECTION/RULE ยง357.537 - Effect of an Administrative Determination of Intentional Program Violation
Chapter Review Date 03/15/2024

(a) If a hearing officer finds that a household member committed an intentional program violation, the household member is disqualified from the Food Stamp and/or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs for the following periods.(1) TANF. If the intentional program violation occurred on or after September 1, 2003, the person is disqualified:(A) 12 months for the first intentional program violation determination; and(B) permanently for the second intentional program violation determination.(2) Food Stamps. The person is disqualified:(A) for a period of one year upon the first occasion of any such determination;(B) for a period of two years upon:(i) the second occasion of any such determination; or(ii) the first occasion of a finding by a federal, state, or local court of the trading of a controlled substance (as defined in