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Title 7: SNAP Page 42 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter A: Administration Participants In Drug and Alcohol Treatment… Revised June 20, 2025 Special Conditions for Drug and Alcohol… By the 5th of each month these treatment centers are required to email a list to the Economic Assistance Unit of:  Current residents and  Residents who left the center in the past month. These changes are sent to local offices for appropriate follow-up with the household regarding changes to their situation such as address, shelter and utility expenses, and household composition. Group Living Arrangements Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.11(f) Residents of a group living arrangement may qualify for SNAP only if:  The facility is a nonprofit agency that is licensed under regulations issued under section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act (or comparable standards) to serve no more than 16 total residents under a single license or certification, and  The resident either is disabled or is a veteran or a surviving spouse of a veteran, as described below. The only Iowa facility authorized as a group living arrangement is Mainstream Living in Des Moines. If a facility claims to be authorized as such, contact SPIRS. Residents of Group Living Arrangement After moving into a group living arrangement, a participant can continue to receive SNAP without an authorized representative if mentally and physically able to conduct business. If the facility determines that the person is mentally or physically incapable of handling the person’s own affairs, the resident can continue to receive SNAP with a facility authorized representative. Residents of group living facilities may apply for SNAP:  For themselves, if the facility says they are physically and mentally able to handle their own affairs, or  Through an authorized representative of their choosing, or  Through a facility employee designated to act as the authorized representative for residents who are physically or mentally unable to apply for themselves. When the facility employee applies on behalf of a resident, the facility has determined the resident cannot apply independently.