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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 181  Provide the household with its EBT card to use for any benefits remaining in the EBT account when a resident recipient leaves the GLA. If the household has left the GLA prior to this being accomplished, the EBT card must be returned to ESA. Once the resident leaves the GLA, the GLA may no longer act as their authorized representative. The GLA will inform the household to report their new address and any changes in circumstances to ESA within 10 days after leaving the GLA. GLA is responsible for any misrepresentation or IPV that it knowingly commits in the certification of GLA residents. As an authorized representative, the GLA must be knowledgeable about household circumstances and should carefully review these circumstances with residents prior to applying on their behalf. As an authorized representative, the GLA is liable for all losses or misuse of EBT cards or benefits held on behalf of resident households and for all overissuances that occur while the households are residents of the GLA. 14.4.3 GLA’s Misuse of Benefits GLAs authorized by FNS as a retailer may be penalized or disqualified if it is determined administratively or judicially that SNAP benefits were misappropriated or used for purchases that did not contribute to a certified household’s meals. ESA will notify the DHS OPRMI when it has reason to believe that the GLA is misusing benefits. OPRMI will coordinate with USDA FNS on the referral. ESA will take no action prior to FNS action against the GLA. If any overissuances are discovered during an investigation or hearing procedure for redemption violations, a claim will be established. If FNS disqualifies the GLA as an authorized retailer, ESA will suspend the center’s authorized representative status for the same time period; however, residents applying on their own behalf will still be able to participate if otherwise eligible. 14.4.4 SNAP Benefits on Leaving the GLA For residents who applied using the GLA authorized representative, the following procedures apply:  If the household leaves the GLA prior to using any of the household’s allotment, the GLA must provide the allotment to the household.  If the household leaves the GLA prior to the 16th day of the month and the benefits have been issued and any portion was used on behalf of the household, the GLA will provide the household with one-half of its monthly benefits.  If the household leaves on or after the 16th of the month and the benefits have already been issued and used, the household will not receive any benefits. If the household leaves on or after the 16th of the month and the benefits have not been issued or used, the GLA will provide the household with a prorated amount of benefits based on the day the household leaves the GLA and the allotment amount.  The GLA must return any EBT cards or benefits not provided to departing residents to ESA at the end of each month. The returned benefits include those not provided to departing residents because they left on or after the 16th day of the month or they left prior to the 16th and the GLA was unable to provide them with benefits. Return