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Subject: SNAP Special Living Arrangements

Policy 24.06

Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2019 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 14 of 15 Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition Absent Wage Earner An employed individual who temporarily resides away from the home because of work related travel, or distance from the employment site prevents the individual from living in the home. AR Authorized Representative CCA Corrections Corporation of America Authorized Representative CLRC Running Record Comments Communal Dining The practice of dining with others. The practice is centered on food and sharing time with the people who come together in order to share the meal and conversation. Contractor A person or entity performing specified tasks outlined in a written contract between themselves and the Tennessee Department of Human Services DHS Approved Substance Abuse Treatment Program A substance abuse treatment program licensed by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Drug and/or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program Any drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program recognized as a tax exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service or as non-profit by the Department of Mental Health EBT Electronic Benefit Transfer Establishment A business, organization, public institution, or household. FNS Food and Nutrition Services, a division of the USDA Group Living Arrangements Public or private nonprofit residential settings that serve no more than sixteen (16) residents. A facility certified by the appropriate state agency or agencies under regulations issued under section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act or under standards determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be comparable to these standards. Home Consumption Food being eaten by a household or group of individuals in a designated area. Homeless Individual An individual who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence or an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is one of the following: 1. a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations; 2. an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; 3. a temporary accommodation for not more than ninety (90) days in the residence of another individual; or 4. a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. HH Household