House Bill 1351 - SNAP and Medicaid Requirements

• Requires verification of applicant eligibility information for SNAP and Medicaid before benefit awards, including review of income, employment, immigration status, residency, enrollment in other assistance programs, financial resources, incarceration status, death records, and identity fraud indicators.

• Mandates identity authentication through knowledge-based quizzes for SNAP and Medicaid applicants, with multiple completion channels available (online, in-person, telephone) and accommodations for applicants without established credit history.

• Requires quarterly monitoring of enrolled individuals in both programs to identify changes in circumstances affecting eligibility, using the same verification categories as initial application review.

• Prohibits SNAP work requirement waivers after March 31, 2018, and requires eligible individuals to participate in employment and training programs and cooperate with child support enforcement as conditions of receiving SNAP benefits.

• Mandates referral of suspected fraud or criminal activity to prosecuting attorneys for SNAP cases and the state Medicaid fraud control unit for Medicaid cases when reasonable grounds exist; establishes ineligibility periods of one to ten years for Medicaid fraud convictions depending on offense number.