HAR §17-663-41. Certification policy

(a) If a resident applies on the resident's own behalf or through an authorized representative of the resident's choice, the household size shall be in accordance with section 17-663-2, where if the resident is purchasing and preparing the majority of resident's own meals, the resident shall be considered a one-person household. However, if the resident is purchasing and preparing the majority of the meals together with other members in the group living arrangement, then all the members, except for those individuals who meet the criteria listed in subsection (b), must be considered members of the same SNAP household. The resident shall control the SNAP benefits and shall be responsible for all overissuances. The resident may use the SNAP allotment to: (1) Give the EBT card to the group living facility, which will use the SNAP benefits to purchase food for meals served to the resident individually or communally; (2) Purchase and prepare food for the resident's own consumption; or (3) Purchase meals prepared and served by the facility. (b) If the resident applies through the facil- ity's authorized representative the resident shall be considered a one-person household. The facility shall be responsible for any overissuances. The facility may use the SNAP allotment to: (1) Purchase food for meals prepared and served to the eligible resident; or (2) Give the resident any portion or all of the SNAP allotment for the resident's own use. (c) If the facility determines several residents qualify as a household, the residents may apply together as a single household group. The members of the group shall be responsible for all overissuances. The number of persons in the household shall determine the household size. [Eff 3/19/93; am 4/01/96; am and §17-663-42 663-28 comp 11/19/05; am and comp 10/07/10] (Auth: HRS §346- 14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§273.11(e) and (f), 273.18)