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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTIONS 100 TO 900 900 Authorized Representatives 982 Group Living Arrangements

A treatment center must insure that residents who leave on or before the 15th of the month have access to one-half of their monthly SNAP benefit amount. In treatment centers where the EBT cards are used to shop, the center will insure that one-half the resident’s monthly benefit amount remains in the resident’s account until the 16th of the month. In treatment centers that utilize an EBT point of sale (POS) device, the center may do a SNAP purchase refund if the resident departs on or before the 15th of the month. Or the center may swipe the EBT card through the POS on a weekly or biweekly basis to cover the costs of the resident’s meals for that period. Once a resident leaves a treatment center, the resident, not the treatment center, has access to any SNAP benefits remaining in the resident’s EBT account. This applies any time of the month. A treatment center must maintain a Daily Census Report (DCO-254) and provide a copy to the appropriate county office at the end of each month. The DHS county office will conduct a yearly on-site visit to each treatment center to compare the Daily Census Report to the center’s records.

982 Group Living Arrangements SNAP MANUAL 12/01/98 A resident of a group living arrangement as defined in the Glossary under “Group Living Arrangement” has three options in applying for SNAP benefits. They are: 1. Apply and be certified as a one-person household through an AR employed by and designated in writing by the group living arrangement; 2. Apply themselves and be certified on their own behalf if they are capable; or 3. Apply and be certified through an AR of their choice. The group living arrangement will have the discretion of deciding if a resident may apply for SNAP benefits on his or her own behalf. This decision will be based upon the resident’s physical and mental ability to handle his or her business. 982.1 Accessing EBT Benefits SNAP MANUAL 12/01/98 A resident of a group living arrangement may use their EBT card to access their benefits or may allow the authorized representative to use their EBT card to access their benefits. In order to avoid duplicate entries on the ANSWER system, employees of a group living arrangement may no longer serve as the alternate payee or the primary payee for residents. Instead, the