Recipient responsibilities.

21—50.6(159,175B) Recipient responsibilities. Recipients shall be responsible for, but not limited to, all of the following: 1. Qualifying under Iowa FMNP guidelines. 2. Ensuring that the certified vendor is present when exchanging vouchers for eligible foods and surrendering voucher(s) to the certified vendor at the time of use. 3. Using vouchers only to purchase eligible foods from certified vendors who display certified vendor identification signs at authorized farmers’ markets/farmstands. 4. Redeeming vouchers on or before the expiration date printed on the face of the voucher, or surrendering all claim to the value of vouchers that remain unredeemed. 5. Ensuring vouchers received are not assigned to any other party other than to a proxy. 6. Reporting violations or problems to the department or the local agency. 7. Reporting all incidents of lost or stolen vouchers to the local agency. [ARC 7883C, IAB 4/17/24, effective 5/22/24]