HB 1393 Summary

• Requires enhanced eligibility verification for SNAP and Medicaid applicants, including verification of income, employment, immigration status, residency, financial resources, incarceration status, and potential identity fraud before benefits are awarded.

• Mandates real-time quarterly eligibility monitoring of SNAP and Medicaid recipients to identify changes in circumstances that may affect eligibility, with authority to contract with vendors if annualized savings exceed costs.

• Requires applicants to complete identity authentication through a knowledge-based quiz with financial or personal questions, available through online, in-person, and telephone channels, with accommodation for unbanked or underbanked applicants.

• Prohibits seeking, applying for, accepting, or renewing waivers of work requirements under federal law (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) and requires individuals to cooperate with state child support agencies as a condition of SNAP participation.

• Requires certification of suspected fraud or criminal activity to prosecuting attorneys for SNAP cases and to the state Medicaid fraud control unit for Medicaid cases, with annual reporting to the legislative council on cases reviewed, cases closed, fraud referrals, and savings achieved.