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1 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/191 INTRODUCTION2000-2009 SNAP Definitions2000-2001 Definitions2000 SNAP2002-2005 Use of SNAP Benefits2002 Special Uses2004 Volunteers2006-2009 Volunteers2006 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION AND CLASSIFICATION2010-3499 Determining Household Composition2010-2199 Relatives as a Separate Household2010 Special Provision for the Elderly and Disabled2020 Emancipated Child2030 Irregular Household Members2040 Nonhousehold Members2060 Nonhousehold Members as a Separate Household2070 Ineligible Members2080 Residents of Institutions2090 Excluded Members2100 Boarders2200-2299 Boarders - General2200

2 Students2300-2349 Students2300 Period of Student Enrollment2310 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/192 Ineligible Students2320 Exceptions to Student Status2330 Criminals2350-2369 Criminals2350 Other Program Noncompliance2370-2399 Noncompliance with Other Programs2370[Child Support Disqualification Overview2380 Child Support Disqualification Exemptions2385]Strikers 2400-2459 Strikers - Introduction2400 Guidelines for Applying Striker Provisions2420 Shelters for the Homeless2460-2499 Temporary Shelters for the Homeless2460 Shelters for Victims of Abuse2500-2599 Shelters for Victims of Abuse2500 Duplicate Participation of Shelter Residents2510 Drug/Alcoholic Treatment Centers2600-2699 Basis for Treatment Center Participation2600 eligibility of Center Residents2610 Exemption from Work Registration2640 Certification Procedures2650 Center Responsibilities2660 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition

3 Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/193 Group Living Arrangement2700-2789 Group Living Introduction2700 Method of Application2710 Supports for Community Living and Group Living Arrangements 2715 Certification Procedures2720 Group Living Facility Responsibilities2730 Food Preparation2780 Regional Responsibilities2790-2799 Regional Responsibilities for DAA s and GLA s2790 Migrants and Seasonal Farmworkers2800-2899 Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker- General2800 Destitute Households2820 Citizenship and Alien Status2900-3099 Immigrant Status2900 Citizenship/Alien Status Declaration Requirement2903 Verification of

4 Citizenship2905 Verification of Alien Status2910 Verification - SAVE2915 Ineligible Alien/Member - Resources and Income2920 Ineligible Alien - Deductions2930 Determining Ineligible Alien Status2940 Sponsored Aliens - General3000 Household Responsibilities3010K-TAP Sponsored Alien Information3050 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/194 Deeming Sponsor's Income3060 Verification of Sponsored Alien Information3070 SSI Households - SSA Applications3100-3159 SNAP Applications by the SSA Office3100 Expedited Services/SSA SNAP Applications3110 eligibility Determination for SNAP Applications from SSA3120 Categorical Eligibility3160-3199 Categorical Eligibility3160 Verification at Application3175 Simplified Assistance for the Elderly3200-3399 Simplified Assistance for the Elderly Overview3200 SAFE Eligibility3210 SAFE Allotments3220 SAFE Application Procedures3230 Verification Requirements3250 Change Report

5 Requirements for SAFE3260 Monthly SDX Match for SAFE3275 SAFE Recertification Processing3280 Denial and Discontinuance Reasons3285 TECHNICAL ELIGIBILITY3500-3899 Residency3500-3599 Residency3500 Enumeration3600-3699 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/195 Enumeration Requirements for the SNAP3600 Failure to Comply With Enumeration Requirement3610 SSN Applications3620 Good Cause Criteria3630 Use of the SSN3640 Representatives3800-3899 Representative Requirements3800 Allowed Representatives3810 Non-Allowed Representatives3820 Emergency Representatives3830 Representatives for Treatment Center Participants3840 Representative Liability for Overissuances3850 Disqualification of Representative3860 TECHNICAL FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY5000-5999 Resources5000-5199 Resource Maximums5000 Resources - Self-Employed5010 Transfer of Resources.

6 Allowable5020 Transfer of Resources - Disqualification5030 Resources - Excluded5040 Countable Resources5050 Resources Which May or May Not be Counted5060 income 5200-5299 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/196 income eligibility Scale5200 Excluded Income5210 Countable Income5220 Farm/Self-Employment Income5300-5399 Types of Self-Employment Income5300 Special Considerations5310 Boarders5315 Business Expenses5320 Budgeting-Nonfarm Income5330 Budgeting-Farm Income5340 Farm income Net Loss5350 Deductions5400-5599 Deductions - General5400 Members Eligible for Medical Deduction5410 Medical Deductions - General5420 Allowable Medical Deductions5430 Disallowable Medical Deductions5440 Dependent Care Deduction5450 Allowable Shelter Deductions5470 Disallowable Shelter Costs5480 Treatment of

7 Homeless Households with Shelter Costs5485 Heating and Cooling Costs/Standard Utility Allowance5490 Non-heating/Non-cooling Costs/Basic Utility Allowance5498 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/197 Treatment of Utility Expenses5500 Child Support Deduction5510 Special Considerations for Specific Households5520 Determining Eligibility5600-5799 Determining eligibility and Allotment5600 Month of Application or Recertification5610 eligibility Months5620 Budgeting Income5650 Converting Income5660 Budgeting Deductions5670 Determining Household Size and Composition5680 Calculating Allotment5800-5899 Calculation of Allotment5800 Special Procedures for Calculation5810 Rounding5820 CERTIFICATION PROCESS6000-7499 Overview of Certification Process6000-6099 Initial Contact.

8 Responsibilities6000 Household Classification6010 Caseworker Responsibilities6020 Filing Application/Recertification6100-6199 Filing an Application6100 Taking the Application6102 Who Signs the Application6103 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/198 Withdrawal of Application6120 Interview Time Standards6210-6220 Recertification Interviews6210 Interviews for Working Recipients6220 Interviewing6300-6399 Requirement for Interview6300 Types of Interviews6310 Scope of the Interview6320 Criteria for Out-of-Office Interview6330 Conducting Out-of-Office Interview6340 Application Time Standards6400-6499 Overview of Application Time Standards6400 Verification Time Standards at Application and Recertification6410 Issuance Time Standards at Application6420 Expedited Services Criteria6430 Special Issuance Timeframes for Expedited

9 Services6450 Assigning Certification Periods for Expedited Services6460 Delays in Processing6470 Reinstatement6475 SNAP Interim Review Overview6480 SNAP Interim Review Processing6485 SNAP Interim Review Verification Requirements6490 Recertification Time Standards6500-6599 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/199 Overview of Recertification Time Standards6500 Verification Time Standards at Recertification6520 Change Reported Prior to Processing Recertification6525 Issuance Time Standards at Recertification6530 Failure to Complete Recertification6540 Assigning Certification Periods6600-6699 Assigning Certification Periods6600 Reporting Changes6700-6899 Simplified Reporting Households6705 Simplified Reporting Acting on Changes6707 Reporting Requirements & Entering Changes for PendingApplications6710 Household Change Reporting Form6720 Failure to Report Changes6730 Head-of-Household

10 Change6732 Worker Requirements for Acting on Changes in Medical Expenses 6735 Worker Requirements for Acting on Changes in Fleeing FelonStatus 6737 Worker Requirements for Acting on All Other Changes6740 System Action on SNAP Changes with Missing Verification6745 Acting on Changes Which Increase Benefits6750 Acting on Changes Which Decrease Benefits6760 Acting on Change of Address6765 Division of Family SupportOPERATION MANUALV olume IIOMTL-542 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramTable of ContentsR. 4/1/1910 Providing Supplementals6770 Overview of PA Changes Affecting SNAP Cases6780 SNAP Restorations6790 Verification7000-7199 Required Verification at Application7000 Expedited Verification7010 Verification of Questionable Information7020 Required Verification at Recertification7030 Verification of Changes7040 Sources of Verification7050 Household Cooperation7060 Household Failure to Cooperate7070 Method of Providing Verification7090 Worker Responsibility for Verification7100 Timely Not