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Chapter: 2200 Standard Filing Unit Program: FS 8 Note: The requirement that 50% of the child's meals are provided by the institution in order to be considered eligible in a public institution does not apply to families and children in which the parent is a resident of a drug and/or alcohol treatment center.

3. disabled or blind individuals who are residents of private nonprofit group living arrangements that serve no more than 16 residents. These individuals are residents of the facility based on their disability, not their age, and receive benefits under Title II or XVI of the Social Security Act;

4. individuals or individuals with children temporarily residing in a shelter for battered persons may be considered as a separate SFU; and 5. residents of public or private nonprofit shelters for homeless persons. 2210.0317.01 Residents of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facilities (FS) Narcotic addicts or alcoholics who regularly participate in publicly operated or private nonprofit drug or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation programs on a resident basis may voluntarily apply for food stamps. Residents who are receiving non-residential outpatient drug or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services do not qualify under this provision. Residents have the same rights to notices of adverse action, fair hearings, and entitlement to lost benefits, as do all other food stamp recipients. In addition, they have the right to an application and same day filing.

Residents of drug and alcohol treatment facilities are certified using the same provisions that apply to all other applicant households, except that they must apply through the facility's authorized representative. The interview, verification and other application procedures must be accomplished through the authorized representative.

Residents of drug and alcohol treatment facilities and their children, who live in the treatment center with them, will have their eligibility determined as one assistance group.

Individuals of any age who are prisoners, inmates, detainees, or convicts placed under detention or custody of a Federal, State, or local penal, correctional, or other detention facility or institution for more than 30 days are not eligible for food stamp benefits even if they are participating in a drug or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program on a resident basis. 2210.0317.02 Licensing Requirements - Drug/Alcohol Treatment Programs (FS) For food stamp purposes, a drug and alcohol treatment facility must be either a licensed facility, or if unlicensed, meet the licensing criteria of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program. This Food Stamp Program requirement applies even if the facility is a religious organization.

If the facility fails to meet this criterion, the facility is ineligible to receive food stamps for their residents. Individuals residing in an ineligible drug and alcohol treatment facility are ineligible for food stamps.

If a facility loses its license or no longer meets the licensing criteria of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program, the residents of the facility are ineligible for food stamps. Written notice will be issued to the residents concerning the change in eligibility status. No notice of adverse action is required because the loss of certification is not controlled by or appealable under the Food Stamp Program.

If an alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program is located on an Indian reservation and the state does not certify or license reservation based centers, approval to participate may be granted if the program either is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism pursuant to P.L. 91-616 or was so funded and had subsequently been transferred to Indian Health Service funding.