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37.76.202    GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

(1) Households that meet program eligibility requirements may be certified to participate in FDPIR for up to 12 months. Households in which all adult members are elderly or disabled may be certified to participate in FDPIR for up to 24 months. Households cannot participate in FDPIR and the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the same month.

(a) Assistance households that consist solely of members who are eligible for and receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) shall be eligible to receive donated foods upon application for certification without further investigation other than to determine the number of household members and that all members have been considered in granting such aid.

(b) Non-assistance households means any household in which one or more members do not participate in a public assistance program. Eligibility of non-assistance households to participate in FDPIR is determined using 7 CFR § 253.6, 7 CFR § 253.7, as amended through November 25, 2022, and the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Handbook 501, updated June 2, 2022. Copies of 7 CFR § 253.6, 7 CFR § 253.7, and FNS Handbook 501 may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Human and Community Services Division, 1400 Carter Drive, P.O. Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620-2956.

 

History: 53-2-201, MCA; IMP, 50-49-102, 53-2-201, MCA; NEW, Eff. 11/4/74; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 3555; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 481, Eff. 5/27/23.

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