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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 2 Applications & Application Processing Page 20 SAH Participant Data SAH participant data is classified and maintained the same as other customer data, unless the participant has submitted to a SAH form entitled Notice to Government Entity to the Service Provider. If a SAH household has not submitted this Notice to their Service Provider, the SAH participant’s signature on the on the EAP application is considered consent for EAP Service Providers to share SAH participant identity information as necessary (e.g., to aid in the transfer of the household’s EAP application if the SAH household moves from one EAP service area to another). If a participant has submitted a Notice to Government Entity, there are strict legal prohibitions about what data the Service Provider can share about the SAH participant and under what circumstances because all data about the participant becomes private data. If a Notice has been submitted, it is illegal to share data about the participant without signed consent. If a Service Provider receives this Notice from a SAH household, the Service Provider cannot transfer the household’s application to another EAP Service Provider or provide household information to an ERR contractor without signed consent from the adult SAH participant. A submission of this Notice will be very rare. Although the Notice does describe legal prohibitions and legal obligations, if the Service Provider receives a Notice to Government Entity it should contact the Safe at Home office at 1-866-723-3035 for guidance (Minn. Stat. § 13.045, subd. 3). A SAH program participant cannot be required to answer any questions about the circumstances of her or his participation in the program. SAH Participation Card SAH participants are issued a SAH participation card. The SAH participation card cannot take the place of official identification forms such as a driver’s license or State ID card. Presentation of the SAH card creates a rebuttable presumption that enrollment is valid. In other words: If someone shows the card, it proves they are a participant. But if you have some evidence to the contrary, you may fight their claim. SAH can be contacted to confirm program participation if you give them the potential participant’s name and Lot # or name and date of birth. Guidance for EAP Service Providers Application Information SAH participants use the regular EAP application, but do not supply their home address. SAH participants may have receive a roll-over application and apply; in that case, the Service Provider should “retrofit” the record. SAH participants should be provided with Instructions for SAH Participants Completing EAP Application, to guide the SAH participant in completing the EAP application.