Verify that the GLA is licensed by a health or mental health or social services agency of the State of Maryland for the care of 16 or fewer persons;

Verify that the center is a non-profit (tax-exempt) facility. The Internal Revenue Service provides written verification of tax status to each approved GLA facility.

If a facility cannot provide written verification of the above, the residents of the facility are not eligible.

Each local office should maintain for worker reference a list of GLA facilities that meet the above criteria.

109.23 Customer Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for SNAP benefits, a resident of a group living arrangement must be blind or disabled and one of the following:

Receiving benefits under title XVI (SSI) of the Social Security Act or disability or blindness payments under titles I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act.

109.23 Customer Eligibility Requirements (continued)

Receiving federally or state-administered supplemental benefits under the Social Security Act provided that eligibility is based on disability or blindness criteria under title XVI of the Social Security Act.