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b. any misrepresentation of information or intentional program violation knowingly committed regarding the resident’s eligibility. c. loss or misuse of the resident’s SNAP benefits; and, d. all over-issuances occurring while serving as the resident’s authorized representative. 3. Sign the “SNAP Authorized Representative Form for Group Homes and Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center” for each resident and return it to the OPA. 4. The group home must provide the Human and Community Services Division (HCSD) Central Office designee with a quarterly list of currently participating residents signed by a group home official. This list needs to include a statement signed by a responsible center official attesting to the validity of the list. 5. When a resident leaves the group home, the group home must provide the discharged resident with: a. their Montana Access EBT card and personal identification number (PIN); and b. the full monthly SNAP benefit (if no benefits were spent on the resident’s behalf) regardless of when the resident leaves the facility during the month; or c. one-half of the resident’s monthly SNAP benefit amount if the resident leaves before the 16th of the month; or d. any remaining benefits not spent on the resident’s behalf at the time he/she leaves the facility after the 16th of the month; and, e. when possible, a ‘Change Report’ form, (HCS-260), with instructions to report changes to HCSD according to the resident’s reporting requirements. NOTE: The group home authorized representative must return the resident’s Montana Access Card to HCSD since, as of the discharge, the facility representative is no longer the authorized representative. SHELTER EXPENSE: 1. If the group home acts as the authorized representative it is responsible to provide verification of the resident’s current shelter expense. If the resident applies on their own, they are responsible to provide verification. 2. The group home room expense that can be separately identified from other charges for meals or medical is the allowable shelter expense. 3. If the group home room and meal expense cannot be separately identified, the amount of the payment which exceeds the maximum SNAP allotment for the number of persons in the household (Thrifty Food Plan -TFP) is the shelter expense. 4. If the resident has earnings from a sheltered workshop applied to the payment of the room, 20 percent (0.2) of the portion of earnings applied to room and board is deducted to determine the shelter expense. 5. If a group home resident makes a single payment to the Group Home, expenses for room, meals and medical should be separately identified to the extent possible. If the expenses cannot be separately identified, the shelter expense is determined by deducting the following from the single payment made to the group home: