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SNAP 201-7 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION Residents-Drug/Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs

Supersedes: FS 201-7 (07/20/2022) Reference: 7 CFR 273.1(b), 7 CFR 273.11(e)

Overview: Individuals who regularly participate in publicly operated or private non-profit drug addict or alcoholic (DAA) treatment and rehabilitation programs or community mental health centers (CMHC) (see glossary) on a resident basis may voluntarily apply for SNAP. To certify residents of a DAA facility or CMHC to receive SNAP benefits, the facility must provide evidence it is: 1. Tax exempt and certified by the State agency responsible for treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts or alcoholics as: a. Receiving funding under Part B of Title XIX; or b. Eligible to receive funding under Part B of Title XIX even if no funds are received; or c. Operating to further the purposes of Part B of Title XIX, to provide treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts and/or alcoholics; or, 2. Authorized as a retailer by FNS. After determining the facility qualifies, eligibility is determined using the same provisions that apply to all other households, including, but not limited to the same rights to notices of adverse action and fair hearings. An authorized representative, employed by the DAA facility or CMHC and designated by the facility, must apply for the resident. HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION: Residents are certified as one-person households unless their children live with them, in which case their children are included in the household with the parent. DAA/CMH CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. The DAA facility or CMHC, acting as the authorized representative for a resident, is responsible and liable for: