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exemption apply countable months retroactively and evaluate any additional months for an overpayment/IPV.

ADDING AN ABAWD INDIVIDUAL: When an ABAWD in a multiple member household isn’t initially eligible but later reports employment, this change is acted upon under the ‘adding a household member’ rules (SNAP 1501-5 Adding and Removing Household Members).

COUNTABLE ABAWD MONTHS FROM ANOTHER STATE: When an ABAWD applies for SNAP and they indicate that they received SNAP in another State, the eligibility staff member must verify the number of countable ABAWD months received in the other State. The countable ABAWD months from another state must fall within same time period as Montana’s fixed ABAWD clock. Once verified, these months are added manually to the ABAWD time clock by the eligibility staff member.

Effective Date: October 1, 2025