Food Stamp Program: Error Rate Adjustments and Sanctions
RCED-88-10
Published: Oct 22, 1987. Publicly Released: Oct 27, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) procedures for adjusting states' Food Stamp Program error rates to account for uncompleted state quality control reviews.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Agriculture | The Secretary of Agriculture should direct the Administrator, FNS, to devise a sanction process that separates financial penalties for uncompleted reviews from financial penalties for exceeding the target error rate. An alternative for doing so could entail a graduated sanction based on the extent to which states do not complete the prescribed number of reviews. |
According to USDA, the Hunger Prevention Act eliminated the step function used in the sanction computation, thereby, eliminating the reason for this recommendation.
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Erroneous paymentsstate relationsProgram managementQuality controlSanctionsState-administered programsFood relief programsData errorsNutritionMedicaid