Texas § HR.33.0023 - SNAP INFORMATION MATCHING SYSTEM
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§ HR.33.0023. SNAP INFORMATION MATCHING SYSTEM
SNAP INFORMATION MATCHING SYSTEM. (a) To detect and prevent fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the commission, through the use of a computerized matching system, shall compare at least semiannually commission information relating to supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits transactions and redemptions by benefits recipients and retailers with information obtained from the comptroller and other appropriate state agencies relating to those recipients and retailers. (b) The commission, the comptroller, and the appropriate agencies shall take all necessary measures to protect the confidentiality of information provided under this section, in compliance with all existing state and federal privacy guidelines. (c) In this section, "retailer" means a business approved for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 322, Sec. 3, eff. May 26, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.157, eff. April 2, 2015.
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