235.07 Disqualified Group Living Arrangements (FSM)

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When notified by FNS that a group living arrangement (GLA) has been penalized or disqualified from redeeming SNAP benefits, take the following actions:

·       terminate eligibility, without advance notice, for residents who did not apply on their own behalf;

·       prevent any employee of the GLA from acting as an authorized representative (AR) to receive or use SNAP benefits on behalf of any resident; and

·       establish a claim determination against the GLA for over-issuances of SNAP benefits held on behalf of residents if any over-issuances are discovered during an FNS investigation or hearing.

References: RSA 161:4-a,IV; 7 CFR 271.2; 7 CFR 273.2(n)(1)(ii); 7 CFR 273.11(f)(1)(i) & (f)(6)-(7); 7 CFR 273.13(b)(11); 7 CFR 278.1(f); 7 CFR 278.6