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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 3 of 15 profit organization or institution or the publicly operated center that is administering the treatment and rehabilitation program. ii. The organization or institution must apply on behalf of the individual and receive and spend the SNAP benefits for food prepared by and/or served to that individual. iii. Each center will be asked to sign HS-3042 Letter of Agreement. This agreement outlines the responsibilities of TDHS and the respective center responsibilities in the certification and record keeping process. c. Staff shall refer to Processing SNAP Applications for Individuals Admitted to a Drug and/or Alcohol Treatment Center. 5. Resident HHs have the same rights to notices as all other SNAP HHs. a. Adverse action b. Fair hearings c. Loss of benefits 6. A resident of a center has a right to same day filing. However, the interview, verification, and other certification procedures must be accomplished through the AR. 7. Participants in drug or alcohol treatment rehabilitation programs, either on a residential or outpatient basis, are exempt from work registration requirements. See Policy 24.11 SNAP Work Requirements. 8. The regular participation of an individual in a treatment program may be verified through the organization or institution operating the program before granting the exemption, if the information is questionable. 9. If the information provided on the application by the drug and/or alcohol treatment facility or the client is inconsistent, such information must be independently verified by the eligibility counselor prior to certification. 10. Residents of treatment centers are certified usually for the period of time they are expected to be in the center program. 11. Basis for Center Participation a. Drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program means any drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program recognized as: i. a tax exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service or; ii. non-profit by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS). b. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) must provide such an organization or institution with a license or issue a letter to the agency acknowledging that the facility is operating for this purpose.