In order to improve access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, reduce administrative costs associated with the program, and enhance program integrity, the cabinet shall:
(1) Within one hundred eighty (180) days after July 14, 2022:
(a) Establish a transitional benefit alternative as described in 7 C.F.R. secs.
273.26 to 273.32;
(b) Request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture to implement:
1. An Elderly Simplified Application Project for individuals who have no earned income and who are over sixty (60) years of age or who are disabled; and
2. A standard medical deduction waiver for individuals who are over sixty
(60) years of age or are disabled;
(c) Establish procedures to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to recertify eligibility online;
(d) To the extent permitted under federal law, develop and implement an online employment and training program, as defined in 7 U.S.C. § 2015(d)(4), for any individual that is subject to work requirements under 7 U.S.C. sec.
2015(d)(1);
(e) Request a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture relating to
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance time limit exception established in 7
C.F.R. sec. 273.24(c)(4); and
(f) Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A
necessary to administer this section; and
(2) Within ninety (90) days after July 14, 2022, require all households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance benefits, except for those households described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, to comply with the change reporting requirements permitted pursuant to 7 C.F.R. § 273.12(a).
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2022.