Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Department of Human Services › Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD › Subchapter 3 - DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS IN TREATMENT PROGRAMS › Section 17-663-23 - Certification policy

Current through June, 2024
(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 food stamps, the
				  branch 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 branch 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 branch shall complete verification and
				  documentation requirements prior to issuance of a second food stamp
				  allotment.
(d) When regular
				  processing standards apply, the branch shall complete the verification and
				  documentation requirements prior to making an eligibility determination for the
				  initial application.
(e) The branch
				  shall process changes in household circumstances and recertifications by using
				  the regular standards that apply to all other food stamp 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, fair hearing, and
				  entitlement to lost benefits as do all other food stamp 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, 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 branch through the
				  organization or institution operating the program before the branch 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.