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specified in SNAP 6500 if the household is aged or disabled. (See the Glossary definition of an aged/disabled household.) Each initial application submitted by the treatment center will be evaluated for eligibility as described in SNAP 8100. Expedited applications will be processed under the standards in SNAP 9400. Changes in household circumstances will be processed by the standards that apply to all other households. See SNAP 11100 for information on the reporting requirements. See SNAP 12100 for instructions on processing reported changes. Applications for re-certifications submitted by resident households must be processed using the standards that apply to all other households. See SNAP 10600 when processing timely re- certifications and SNAP 10700 when processing untimely re-certifications. 1821.1 Residents Currently Receiving Benefits SNAP Manual 02/01/20 When an authorized representative becomes aware that a treatment center resident was receiving SNAP benefits when he or she entered the center, the authorized representative (AR) must contact the DHS county office report that this individual is receiving SNAP benefits. (Even if the resident is currently receiving SNAP benefits through a DHS county office in another county, the AR should contact the local DHS county office.) This report may take place via telephone, in person, or through the use of a Change Report. The report should occur within 10 days of the date that the AR becomes aware the resident is currently receiving SNAP benefits. The AR must ask the resident if he or she is currently included in a household with other members prior to accessing the account. Under no circumstances should a treatment center AR access more than a resident’s monthly benefit amount as explained in SNAP 981.5. (The AR may contact the county to confirm the resident’s monthly benefit amount.) However, if a resident is currently certified with other household members, the treatment center AR must not access the resident’s SNAP benefits. To do so may cause a hardship on remaining household members. If a resident state he or she is not included in a household with other members but there is a large balance on the account, the treatment center must contact the DHS county office to confirm the information provided by the resident. 1821.2 State Agency Actions SNAP Manual 02/01/20 If the treatment center is located in the county where the resident receives SNAP benefits, the DHS county office will determine whether the treatment center resident is the only household