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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 16
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 2 Chapter 16 Specific SNAP Requirements
16.2 SPECIAL LIVING SITUATIONS Some living situations require special information, instructions, or procedures. Special living situations are involved in determining assistance group (AG) composition. The eligibility information necessary to determine AG composition is contained in Chapter 3. Other information about such special situations is presented in this section, including information about group living facilities (GLFs), residents of drug/alcohol treatment and rehabilitation centers, shelters for battered persons, and homeless persons and residents of homeless shelters. 16.2.1 GROUP LIVING FACILITY Residents of GLFs may be eligible when the requirements in Chapter 3 are met. 16.2.1.A Definition of GLF For its residents to qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the GLF must: • House no more than 16 residents; • Be a public or private non-profit group home; and, • Be certified by the State under Chapter 1616e of the Social Security Act or be certified under standards comparable to Chapter 1616e as implemented by the appropriate West Virginia State agency and approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To obtain the approval of the Secretary of the USDA, the following information must be sent to the Division of Family Assistance (DFA) Economic Services Policy Unit: name and address of GLF, contact person for GLF, copy of State certification or approval of operation, name of contact person in the appropriate State agency. Upon receipt of this information, the DFA Economic Services Policy Unit will obtain a written statement of the standards used to approve operation and forward it to the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Regional Office. The DFA Economic Services Policy Unit will respond in writing with the USDA decision. Most of the facilities involved are approved by the Office of Children and Adult Services as Adult Family Care Homes. However, there may be others licensed by the Division of Health which may qualify if they are certified under Chapter 1616(e) of the Social Security Act.