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3210.15.20.05

CERTIFICATION OF RESIDENTS IN ADDICTION TREATMENT FACILITY (S)

Eligibility for residents of Drug Addict and Alcohol Treatment Programs (DAA) who regularly participate in their programs will be determined by using the same policy that applies to other AGs, with certain exceptions as outlined below: • Residents of treatment centers must have an authorized representative designated by the center. • If the client is residing at the facility with their own children, the children should be included in the assistance group. • Resident AGs have the same rights to notices of adverse action, fair hearings, and entitlement to lost benefits as do all other SNAP AGs. A resident of a treatment center has the right to an application and has the right to same day filing. The applicant or authorized representative may complete interview and application process. 3210.15.20.10

REVIEW OF RESIDENTS OF ADDICTION TREATMENT FACILITIES

Activities at Drug Addict and Alcohol Treatment (DAA) Facilities are monitored on a regular basis by the SNAP Policy Unit. A desk review of EBT activity and who resides at each facility is conducted at least monthly. DFR may also conduct in person visits to each DAA facility to ensure that all regulatory requirements are met. The results of these reviews are to be kept on file with SNAP Policy Unit and are to be made available upon request for FNS audits and reviews. Any discrepancies the local office may discover shall be immediately reported to the SNAP Policy Unit. 3210.15.25 RESIDENTS OF GROUP LIVING ARRANGEMENTS (S)

Disabled or blind residents of an eligible group living arrangement may voluntarily apply for the SNAP program on their own or through an authorized representative. The AG size shall be in accordance with AG composition and food purchase and preparation rules. These residents shall be certified using the same provisions that apply to all other AGs. Prior to certifying any residents for SNAP, verification shall be obtained that the group living arrangement is certified by the appropriate State agency. Shelter and medical expenses, which can be separately identified, are allowable deductions for clients in eligible group living arrangements who have a personal obligation to pay these expenses. Shelter and medical expenses that are combined with other costs can be separated as follows: • If the cost for room and board is combined into one amount, the amount which exceeds the SNAP maximum allotment for a one-person household can be allowed as the shelter expense. • If the cost for room and board is combined into one amount and more than one resident applies as part of the same SNAP household, the SNAP maximum allotment amount for a one-person household would be deducted from the room and board payment for each resident. The remainder for each resident would be totaled and allowed as the shelter expense for the household.