Title | 218 | Department of Human Services |
Chapter | 20 | Individual and Family Support Programs |
Subchapter | 00 | N/A |
Part | 1 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (218-RICR-20-00-1) |
Type of Filing | Direct Final Amendment |
Regulation Status | Proposed |
Filing Notice Date | 08/23/2024 |
Public Comment Dates | 08/23/2024 to 09/22/2024 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL 40-6-8
Purpose and Reason:
To comply with and implement Federally mandated increases to the Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program. In addition, an amendment has been made which adds the new qualified non-citizen category to COFA applicants under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 (CAA), Pub. Law 118-42, signed by the President on March 9, 2024. Lastly, language has also been amended at §1.21Replacement of Food Caused by Disaster or Household Misfortune to include verbal notification of a loss of food destroyed in a disaster per FNS regulation.
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