R6-14-501. Intentional Program Violations (IPV); Defined

A. An Intentional Program Violation (IPV) consists of having intentionally: 1. Made a false or misleading statement, or misrepresented, concealed or withheld facts; or 2. Committed any act that constitutes a violation of the Food and Nutrition Act, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Regulations, or any State statute for the purpose of using, presenting, transferring, acquiring, receiving, possessing or trafficking of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits or Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. In Arizona, the name of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the Nutrition Assistance Program. B. For the purpose of imposing sanctions as prescribed in R6-14- 505, a person is considered to have committed an IPV if: 1. A person signs a waiver of an Administrative Disqualification Hearing, 2. A person is found to have committed an IPV by an Administrative Disqualification Hearing, or 3. A person is convicted of a criminal offense the elements of which would constitute an IPV under subsection A above or enters into a disqualification consent agreement for deferred prosecution for fraud in a court of law.