HAR §17-663-152. Definitions

As used in this subchapter: §17-663-152 663-78 “Homeless individual” means an individual who lacks a fixed and regular nighttime residence or an individual whose primary nighttime residence is: (1) A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary accommodations (such as a welfare hotel or congregate shelter); (2) A halfway house or similar institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; (3) A temporary accommodation for not more than ninety days in the residence of another individual; or (4) A place not designed for, or ordinarily used, as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (a hallway, a bus station, a lobby, or similar places). “Homeless meal provider” means a public or private nonprofit establishment (e.g. soup kitchen, temporary shelter), that feeds homeless persons or a restaurant which has been approved by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Office (SNAPO) to offer meals at low or reduced prices to homeless persons. [Eff 3/19/93; am 10/28/96; am and comp 11/19/05; am and comp 10/07/10] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §271.2; Pub. L. No. 104-193 (1996)) §17-663-153 Participation of homeless SNAP households. (a) Homeless SNAP individuals as defined in section 17-663-152 shall be permitted to use their SNAP benefits to purchase prepared meals from homeless meal providers authorized by FNS as specified in section 17-663-155. (b) The use of SNAP benefits to purchase prepared meals from the homeless meal providers shall be on a voluntary basis. If other individuals have the option of eating free or making a monetary donation, SNAP recipients shall be provided the same option of eating free or making a donation in money or SNAP benefits. (c) If the homeless SNAP individual chooses to use SNAP benefits to purchase prepared meals from the homeless meal providers, the household shall use their SNAP benefits on their EBT card for payment and shall not be entitled to any cash change or credit slips from §17-663-154 663-79 the meal provider. [Eff 3/19/93; am and comp 11/19/05; am and comp 10/07/10] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§273.11(h), 278.1, 278.2)