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establishing utility services. Assistance may be provided to out-of-state households if they are requesting assistance with establishing residency/utility services. B. Applicants may not be a resident of an institution. (1) Institutions include but are not limited to: (a.) Hospitals (b.) Licensed Domiciliary Care Facilities (family care homes, homes for the aged and family care homes for developmentally disabled adults) (c.) Intermediate Care Facilities (d.) Skilled Nursing Facilities or Homes (e.) Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centers or Treatment Programs (f.) Dormitories (g.) Temporary protective facilities, such as domestic violence shelters, etc. (h.) Prisons (2) Residents of group living facilities will be considered separate households. A group living facility is a place where several single person or multi-person households live and share living quarters but are individually charged for the cost of residence based on the resident’s ability to pay. Some examples are: facilities for blind persons, disabled adults, abused spouses and children, unwed mothers, and migrant workers. The facility may provide housing in separate structures. (a.) The facility may serve residents who pay the full amount of their care. (b.) The facility may not serve residents whose cost of residence is at least partially paid through any foster care or a residential program administered by the state. These residents are not eligible, despite other eligibility requirements. (c.) If the applicant says that the household lives in a group living facility, the subrecipient must determine the type of facility and if the state pays any cost of residence. Information may be collected by telephone or through a Request for Information/Appointment Notice. (d.) If the applicant states that the household is a private-pay resident of a group facility, the subrecipient must obtain verification from