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194 (B) Provide the local county DSS office with a statement signed by a responsible DAA treatment center official attesting to the validity of the above mentioned list.

(C) Notify the local county DSS office of changes in the household’s income and other changes in the household’s circumstances.

(D) Notify the local county DSS office when a resident recipient leaves the DAA treatment center.

(E) Provide the household with its EBT card to use for any benefits remaining in the EBT account when a resident recipient leaves the DAA treatment center. If the household has left the DAA treatment center prior to this being accomplished, the EBT card must be returned to the local county DSS office.

(F) Inform the household that they must report their change in address and other circumstances to the local county DSS office within 10 days. (4) SNAP benefits on leaving the DAA

When a household leaves the DAA treatment center, the center must perform the following:

• Notify SCDSS. If possible, the center must provide the household with a DSS Form 1620, Change Report Form, to report to the SCDSS the household's new address and other circumstances after leaving the center and must advise the household to return the form to the appropriate office within 10 days. After the household leaves the DAA treatment center, the center can no longer act as the household's authorized representative for certification purposes or for obtaining or using benefits. • Provide the household with its EBT card if it was in the possession of the DAA treatment center. The DAA treatment center must return to SCDSS any EBT card not provided to departing residents by the end of each month.

If the household leaves the DAA treatment center prior to using any of the household’s allotment, the center must provide the allotment to the household. If the household has already left the DAA treatment center, the center must return the allotment to the local county DSS office.

If the household leaves the DAA treatment center prior to the 16th of the month and the benefits have been issued and any portion used on behalf of the household, the center will provide the household with 1/2 of its monthly benefits.

If the household leaves on or after the 16th of the month, the DAA treatment center will provide the household with a prorated amount of benefits based on the day the household leaves the center and the allotment amount.

The DAA treatment center must return to the local county DSS office any EBT cards or benefits not provided to departing residents by the end of the month. These benefits may include those not