HAR §17-663-23. Certification policy

(a) Residents of drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation programs shall be certified as one- person households, except as specified in subsection (j), by using the same provisions applicable to all other applicant households except that certification shall be completed through use of an authorized representative as specified in section 17-663-22. (b) Prior to certifying a resident of a drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program for SNAP, the department shall verify that the treatment program is authorized by FNS to act as a retailer or a meal service provider, or is certified by the department or state department of health to receive or is eligible to receive funding under Part B of Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act. (c) For residents of treatment programs who are entitled to expedited service, the department shall mail an EBT card to the residents or have the EBT card available to be picked up no later than five calendar days following the filing date. If eligibility for the initial application is expedited, the department shall complete verification and documentation requirements prior to issuance of a second SNAP allotment. (d) When regular processing standards apply, the department shall complete the verification and documentation requirements prior to making an eligibility determination for the initial application. (e) The department shall process changes in household circumstances and recertifications by using the regular standards that apply to all other SNAP households. (f) Households that reside at a drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program shall have the same rights to notices of adverse action, adequate notice, administrative hearing, and entitlement to lost benefits as do all other SNAP households. A resident of a treatment program shall be given an application upon request and shall be allowed to file the application on the same day. The interview, §17-663-24 663-19 verification, and other certification procedures shall be accomplished through the authorized representative. (g) Regular participants in a drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program, either on a resident or nonresident basis, shall be exempt from work registration requirements as specified in subchapter 3 of chapter 17-684. (h) If the information on the application is questionable, the regular participation of a drug addict or alcoholic in a treatment program shall be verified by the department through the organization or institution operating the program before the] department grants the work registration requirement exemption. (i) Residents of drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation programs shall usually be certified in accordance with chapter 17-647. (j) In situations where the resident's children are also living with the resident at the drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program, the children shall be included in the household with the parent. [Eff 3/19/93; am 8/18/94; am and comp 11/19/05; am and comp 10/07/10] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§273.2(i); 273.11(e)) §17-663-24 Requirements for drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program participation. "Drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program" or “treatment program” means any drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program conducted by a private, nonprofit organization or institution, or a publicly operated community mental health center, under part B of Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §300x et seq.). The drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program shall be certified by the state department of health, or other agency designated by the governor as the agency responsible for the State's programs for the rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug addicts under the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§4541-4594) and the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (21 §17-663-25 663-20 U.S.C. §§1101-1194). [Eff 3/19/93; am and comp 11/19/05; comp 10/07/10] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: HRS §321-193; 7 C.F.R. §271.2)