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Page | 120 resident, the facility must return the full value of any benefits already debited from the resident’s current monthly allotment, regardless of the time of the month the resident leaves.

However, if the facility has already debited benefits and spent any portion of them on behalf of the individual, the facility must do the following: A. If the resident leaves the facility prior to the 16th of the month the facility must provide the household with half of its monthly allotment amount for the current month. B. If the resident leaves the facility on or after the 16th of the month and benefits have already been debited and used on behalf of the resident, the household does not receive any benefits.

In all situations the facility must do the following:

A. Provide the departing resident with the EBT card B. Provide the departing resident with the DSS office address and telephone number so the resident can contact DSS to continue his/her eligibility and update his/her EBT card. C. Complete DSS-EA-307G, SNAP CSP Exit Form and return the form to the DSS within 5 days after the resident left. D. If the individual leaves without notifying the facility, the facility must return the EBT card (with remaining benefits) to SNAP program staff along with the DSS-EA-307G. E. In the event of a resident’s death, the card and benefits (following the above time frames) must be returned to the local office.

Once DSS receives the DSS-EA-307G, they must close the individual’s SNAP case and send a copy of the form and a DSS-EA-301, Statement of Need, to the individual. The forms must be provided to the individual within 10 days of receipt. If the individual indicates they did not receive the benefits identified on the form, a copy of the form and the recipient’s statement should be forwarded to EBT program staff. If the resident leaves the facility without notice, after the EBT card is received from the facility, it is immediately deactivated.

7435 CSP ALLOTMENTS

Eligible CSP residents will receive SNAP benefits based on their individual circumstances and normal SNAP eligibility requirements will apply.

Allotments are required to be prorated for approvals of new applicants based on the date the application is received. ACCESS calculates the prorated allotment based on this date.

7440 PARTICIPANTS IN PREPARED MEALS SERVICES

7441 COMMUNAL DINING

Any member of an eligible household who is 60 years of age or older may use all or any part of his SNAP benefits to purchase meals prepared at a communal dining facility authorized by USDA for these purposes. In addition, if the household member lives only with a spouse, the spouse, regardless of age, also may purchase meals from a communal dining facility provided the spouse receives SSI.

A communal dining facility means any facility such as senior citizens' centers, apartment buildings occupied primarily by elderly persons, any public or tax-exempt nonprofit private school which prepares meals especially for elderly persons during special hours, and certain other public or tax-exempt nonprofit private establishments which prepare and serve meals for the elderly. It also means a private establishment which is under contract with a state or local agency to offer, at concessional prices, meals prepared especially for the elderly. Such facilities may accept SNAP