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SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 451.4 Processing Applications (toc) Application processing time frames and procedures are the same for residents except • Household size — Use the following procedures to certify treatment center residents and their families if they live together: – Single residents are certified as one-person households. – Certify all adult residents and their children, who are not receiving treatment themselves, as one household. • Authorized Representative — The center must act as authorized representative for residents until they leave. • Expedited Service — Benefits must be provided to eligible residents by the seventh day from the application date. The application date is the first day of the expedited time frame. • Adverse Action — If the center loses its certification from the certifying agency or agencies of the state or has its status as an authorized representative suspended due to a Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) disqualification as a retailer, residents shall be notified they are no longer eligible to participate, but NO adverse action is required. However, residents of group living arrangements applying on their own behalf are still eligible to participate. • Work registration — The resident is exempt. 451.5 Center Responsibilities as Authorized Representatives (AR) (toc) The center acting as AR must: • report to the district office loss of income or certification. • apply for, receive and use individual household Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card at authorized stores or other FNS certified establishments for the residents. • report changes, losses, misuse and over issuance of SNAP benefits. • buy and prepare food for eligible residents. • buy meals delivered to the individual residents; and • report residents leaving the center. The resident and AR both must sign the application form, unless the resident designates the AR on another form. The center acting as AR is liable if it knowingly commits a program violation to obtain SNAP benefits for residents. Note: A center disqualified by USDA as a retailer or has lost its license from a state agency cannot be an AR. B-451.4 SPECIALIZED HOUSEHOLDS Processing Applications Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 09 July 26 MTL 11/26