235.05 When Residents Leave the Group Living Arrangement SR 94-04 Dated 04/94 (FSM-A)

When a resident leaves the group living arrangement, the facility must do the following:

1.  Notify DHHS of the change.

2.  Provide the individual with DFA Form 470, Food Stamp Program Change Report Form, if possible.

3.  Advise the individual to report changes in circumstances to DHHS within 10 calendar days.

Group living arrangements acting as AR must also do all the following:

1.  Give the household its Food Stamp EBT card; and

2.  Give the household its full monthly allotment if no benefits have been spent on its behalf, regardless of when in the month the household leaves the facility; or

Give the household one-half of its monthly allotment if benefits have already been spent on its behalf and the household leaves the facility on or before the 15th of the month; or

Give the household any remaining portion of its allotment if benefits have already been spent on its behalf and the household leaves the facility after the 15th of the month; or

Give the departing members their pro rata share, if several residents have been certified together as one household but only some household members are leaving.

3.  If a resident leaves the facility unannounced, return the individual’s Food Stamp EBT card and any unused Food Stamp benefits to DHHS.

References: RSA 161:4-a,IV, 7 CFR 271.2, 7 CFR 273.2(n)(1)(ii), 7 CFR 273.11(f)(5), 7 CFR 274.7(g)(3)(ii), 7 CFR 278.2(g)