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45 For purposes of this section, “authorized to receive” means that an individual has been determined eligible for benefits and has been notified of this determination, even if the benefits have been authorized but not received, authorized but not accessed, suspended or recouped, or not paid because they are less than a minimum amount. Categorical eligibility cannot be extended to any household that is not eligible to participate in SNAP because the entire household is institutionalized or is disqualified for any reason from receiving SNAP benefits.

4 . 2 H O U S E H O L D S P R O H I B I T E D F R O M B E I N G C O N S I D E R E D C A T E G O R I C A L L Y E L I G I B L E Under no circumstances will any household be considered categorically eligible if: (A) Any member of that household is disqualified for an intentional SNAP violation in accordance with Chapter 20 Disqualification for Intentional Program Violation (IPV); (B) The primary informant is disqualified for failure to comply with the work requirements in accordance with Section 8.1 Work Requirements. (C) Any member of that household is ineligible in Section 2.3 Ineligible Household Members (7) by virtue of a conviction for a drug-related felony, in Section 7.5 Fleeing Felons and Probation/Parole Violators, for being a fleeing felon or a probation or parole violator, or in Section 14.12 Disqualification for Certain Convicted Felons for having a conviction of certain crimes and not being in compliance with the sentence. These households are subject to all SNAP eligibility and benefits provisions and cannot be reinstated in SNAP on the basis of categorical eligibility provisions. EXCEPTION: Expanded categorical eligibility through Family Independence Information and Referral Services are available to all eligible households, including those that contain an ineligible or disqualified member. Households that contain a member who is sanctioned continue to be eligible to receive Family Independence Information and Referral Services so resources are excluded and not deemed. The sanctioned SNAP member’s income continues to be deemed.

4 . 3 I N D I V I D U A L S P R O H I B I T E D F R O M B E I N G C O N S I D E R E D C A T E G O R I C A L L Y E L I G I B L E No person will be included as a member in any household which is otherwise categorically eligible if that person is: (A) An ineligible non-citizen as defined in Section 7.3 Citizenship and Non-citizen Status; (B) Ineligible under the student provisions in Section 7.4 Students;