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197 (C) Notify the local county DSS office, if acting as the authorized representative, of changes in the household’s income and other changes in the household’s circumstances or when a resident recipient leaves the GLA.

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

(E) Once the resident leaves the GLA, the GLA may no longer act as his/her authorized representative. The GLA will inform the household to report their new address and any changes in circumstances after leaving the GLA within 10 days. (4) SNAP benefits on leaving the GLA

For residents who apply through the use of the GLA authorized representative, the following procedures apply:

If the household leaves the GLA prior to using any of the household's allotment, the GLA must provide the allotment to the household.

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

If the household leaves on or after the 16th of the month and the benefits have already been issued and used, the household will not receive any benefits. If the household leaves on or after the 16th of the month and the benefits have not been issued or used, the GLA will provide the household with a prorated amount of benefits based on the day the household leaves the GLA and the allotment amount.

The GLA must return to DSS any EBT cards or benefits not provided to departing residents at the end of each month. The returned benefits include those not provided to departing residents because they left on or after the 16th day of the month or they left prior to the 16th and the GLA was unable to provide them with benefits.

For residents certified on their own behalf, SNAP benefits may either be returned to the GLA to be used to purchase meals served either communally or individually to eligible residents or retained and used to purchase and prepare food for their own consumption. The GLA may purchase and prepare food to be consumed by eligible residents on a group basis if residents normally obtain their meals at a central location as part of the GLA's service or if meals are prepared at a central location for delivery to the individual residents.

If personalized meals are prepared and paid for with SNAP benefits, the GLA must ensure that the resident's SNAP benefits are used for meals intended for that resident.