Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 301 - SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) RULES › FS-1 and FS-100's › 100 - INTRODUCTION; GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS/NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FACTORS › Section 144-301-100-FS-1 - Introduction

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
USE
- Food Supplement Program benefits are
						intended for the purchase of eligible foods, including seeds and plants.
						Persons outside the household may be designated to purchase food. Households
						are not required to have cooking facilities or access to cooking facilities to
						participate.
Certain households have been authorized by Congress to
						use FS to obtain prepared meals. Some examples are:
1. Communal dining facilities for the
					 elderly, disabled, homeless, etc.
2. Meals on Wheels for the elderly or
					 house-bound
3.  Substance Abuse
					 Treatment Centers
4. Group living
					 arrangements for disabled persons. ("Disabled" as defined in FS
					 999-1)
5. Shelters for the
					 homeless. (FS 999-1)
PERSONNEL STANDARDS
- Personnel used in
						certification shall be employed in accordance with standards for a merit system
						prescribed by the U.S. Civil Service Commission.
RECORDS
- All certification and fiscal
						records shall be retained in an orderly fashion for a period of three years
						from the origin of the records.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
- Rules and
						regulations shall be made available, upon request, to the general
						public.
ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM
The Address Confidentiality Program, administered by the
						Secretary of State, provides address confidentiality for victims of domestic
						violence, stalking or sexual assault and requires state and local agencies and
						the courts to accept a designated address as the program participants' address
						when creating a public record. When an applicant or recipient verifies that
						they are a certified participant in the Address Confidentiality Program,
the designated address is the only address accepted and provided
when staff is required to release information in each circumstance
						described.
The Department shall restrict the use or disclosure of
						information obtained from applicant and participating households to:
1. Persons directly connected with:
a. the administration or enforcement of the
					 provisions of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
or
					 regulations;
b. other Federal
					 assistance programs;
c.
					 federally-assisted State programs providing assistance on a means-tested basis
					 to low income individuals;
d.
					 general assistance programs;
e. the
					 administration or enforcement of the programs which are required to participate
					 in the income and eligibility verification system (IEVS) to the extent the food
					 assistance benefit information is useful in establishing or verifying
					 eligibility or benefit amounts under those programs;
f. the verification of immigration status of
					 aliens applying for food assistance benefits, through the Systematic Alien
					 Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program, to the extent the information is
					 necessary to identify the individual for verification purposes;
g. the administration of the Child Support
					 Program; and
h. the administration
					 of federal work requirements and employment and training
					 programs.