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The household will also be determined ineligible if it refuses to cooperate in any subsequent review of its eligibility, including reviews generated by reported changes and applications for recertification. Once denied or terminated for refusal to cooperate, the household may reapply but will not be determined eligible until it cooperates with the Agency. The Agency will not determine the household to be ineligible when a person outside of the household fails to cooperate with a request for verification. The Agency will not consider individuals identified as non-household members under Section 2.2 (2) Special Household Requirements (Elderly and disabled persons) as individuals outside the household.

3 . 6 A U T H O R I Z E D R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Representatives may be authorized to act on behalf of a household in the application process, in obtaining SNAP benefits, and in using SNAP benefits. The form used to designate an Authorized Representative (AR) is the DSS Form 1632 (Authorized Representative Designation). Designation may also be accomplished by completing the Authorized Representative section on the, DSS Form 3800, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Application Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Application Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Application. (1) Application processing and reporting

The Agency will inform applicants and prospective applicants who indicate they may have difficulty completing the application process, that a non-household member may be designated as the authorized representative for application processing purposes. The authorized representative designated for application processing purposes may also carry out household responsibilities during the certification period, such as reporting changes in the household's income or other household circumstances in accordance with Section 15.3 Simplified Reporting Households. Except for those situations in which a drug and alcohol treatment center (See Section 14.3 Residents of Drug Addiction or Alcoholic (DAA) Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs) or other group living arrangement [See Section 14.4 Residents of a Group Living Arrangement (GLA)] acts as the authorized representative, the Agency must inform the household that the household will be held liable for any over-issuance that results from erroneous information given by the authorized representative. A non-household member may be designated as an authorized representative for the application process provided that the person is an adult who is sufficiently aware of relevant household circumstances and the authorized representative designation has been made in writing by the Primary Informant (PI), the spouse, or another responsible member of the household. Section 3.6 Authorized Representatives (4) Restrictions on designations of authorized representatives contains further restrictions on who can be designated an authorized representative.