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APPENDIX: SNAP GLOSSARY Application Form (DCO-215) - Boarder -B- Private, nonprofit organizations who choose to use SNAP benefits at a retail store must receive authorization from the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention. Community mental health centers and private nonprofit organizations who use a point of sale device at the center to access SNAP benefits must receive authorization from FNS. Application Form (DCO-215) 11/01/98 A form used to make application to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The application form must be completed by the casehead, a responsible household member or an authorized representative and submitted to a DHS county office. Attendant 11/01/98 An individual who is necessary for medical, housekeeping, or child care reasons but who is not part of the household. Authorized Representative (AR) 11/01/98 A person designated by the casehead, spouse, or another responsible household member to make application for SNAP benefits or to use SNAP benefits on the household’s behalf. Drug addicts or alcoholics participating in a nonprofit residential treatment or rehabilitation program will be represented by an employee of the facility. A resident of nonprofit group living arrangements may be represented by an employee of the facility or an AR of their own designation. -B- Boarder 11/01/98 A person to whom a household furnishes lodging and meals for compensation. Boarders may not participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.