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Volume 2 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) MS 2720 – R. 6/15/26 – OMTL – 643 Certification Procedures

[Apply the following certification procedures to residents of Group Living Arrangements (GLA):

A. Medical and Shelter Deductions. If the resident or their protective payee is making payments from the resident's own funds, allow separate and identifiable room and/or medical costs as shelter and medical deductions, respectively. Vendor payments made by the State or others are not deductible. If the amount paid for medical and shelter costs cannot be separately identified, no deduction is allowed for the costs.

1. If a resident makes a single payment for room and meals that cannot be identified separately, consider the amount of the payment that exceeds the maximum benefit allotment for a one-person household as an identified shelter expense.

2. If a resident makes a single payment for room, meals, and medical needs, identify these three items separately to the extent possible. Some GLAs charge a basic rate for room and board and have higher rates depending on the amount of medical care needed. In these situations, if the expense cannot be identified separately, the difference between the basic rate and the higher rate may be considered as the medical expense.

B. Expedited Services. For those residents of a GLA entitled to expedited services, make SNAP available to the resident no later than five calendar days following the filing date. If eligibility for the initial application is expedited, complete the verification and documentation requirements (if postponed) at recertification.

C. Normal Processing Standards. When normal processing standards apply, complete the verification and documentation requirements prior to making an eligibility determination for the initial application.

D. Rights of Certified Residents. Resident households have the same rights to notices of adverse action, fair hearings, and entitlement to lost benefits as do all other SNAP households.]