First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 334
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 12-14-30-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2023]: Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "eligible individual"
means an individual who:
(1) is:
(A) sixty (60) years of age or older; or
(B) a person with a disability, as determined under rules
adopted by the division; and
(2) resides in a household every resident of which is:
(A) sixty (60) years of age or older; or
(B) a person with a disability, as determined under rules
adopted by the division.
(b) The division shall develop and implement simplified
requirements by which an eligible individual may certify or
recertify the individual's eligibility for SNAP benefits.
(c) The simplified requirements under subsection (b) must:
(1) simplify and reduce the number of verification
requirements for certifying and recertifying an eligible
individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits, including by
use of a shortened application form;
(2) allow an eligible individual to waive recertification
interview requirements; and
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(3) allow an eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the
individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the
simplified requirements to remain eligible for SNAP benefits
for thirty-six (36) months after the certification or
recertification.
(d) An eligible individual who certifies or recertifies the
individual's eligibility to receive SNAP benefits under the
simplified requirements under subsection (b) must:
(1) submit to the division a change reporting form not less
than once every twelve (12) months during the thirty-six (36)
month eligibility period described in subsection (c)(3); and
(2) notify the division, in accordance with federal law, if the
individual's income increases.
(e) The division shall, in a manner that complies with federal
law, use data matching to:
(1) identify; and
(2) provide information regarding SNAP eligibility to;
eligible individuals who are receiving Medicaid and are eligible for
SNAP benefits.
SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023] (a) Not later than
December 31, 2023, the office of the secretary of family and social
services shall submit to the United States Department of
Agriculture any state plan amendment necessary to implement
IC 12-14-30-8, as added by this act.
(b) This SECTION expires January 1, 2024.
SEA 334 President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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