Tennessee SNAP state plan
| Submitted | July 17, 2023 |
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From: Karen Rodriguez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting complete copy of the “Replacing Stolen SNAP Benefits: State Plan” submitted by the state of Tennessee to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on 2/27/2023.
The plan was required to be submitted by federal law on 2/27/23 and according to the USDA website below, “all 50 states” have submitted a plan to USDA: https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/replacing-stolen-benefits-state-plan-approvals
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Karen Rodriguez.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Tennessee Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 17, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Human Services
Please see attached. Thank you.
From: Department of Human Services
Hello,
As a follow up to your recent public records request, I would like to kindly ask that you hold on making any reports related to TN’s approved SNAP replacement plan for reimbursing stolen benefits. At this time, we can report that the USDA Food and Nutrition Service has approved Tennessee’s plan for the replacement of SNAP benefits lost due to skimming and other similar fraud. The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is currently working to set up the claims process, with anticipated launch in September. Further details and instructions on how those impacted by fraud can request reimbursement will be shared in the coming weeks.
We kindly urge that all customers who suspect their EBT card has been compromised to call the EBT customer service line at 1-888-997-9444 as soon as possible to report the card as stolen. This will deactivate the card and send a new card to the account holder. TDHS also suggests filing a police report. Additionally, reporting the incident to the Office of Inspector General fraud hotline at 1-800-241-2629 can help with ongoing investigations.
More information can be found on the TDHS website.
Kind regards, Danielle Cotton
Public Information Officer
Public Information and Legislative Office
James K. Polk Building, 17th Floor
505 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243
p. 615-313-5551 c. 615-981-4068
danielle.cotton@tn.gov
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