R986-100-106. Residency Requirements

  (1) To be eligible for assistance for any program listed in R986-100-102, a client must be living in Utah voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose. There is no requirement that the client have a fixed place of residence. An individual is not eligible for public assistance in Utah if they are receiving public assistance in another state.

  (2) The Department may require that a household live in the area served by the local office in which they apply.

  (3) Individuals are not eligible if they are:

  (a) in the custody of the criminal justice system;

  (b) residents of a facility administered by the criminal justice system;

  (c) residents of a nursing home;

  (d) hospitalized; or

  (e) residents in an institution.

  (4) Individuals who reside in a temporary shelter, including shelters for battered women and children, for a limited period of time are eligible for public assistance if they meet the other eligibility requirements.

  (5) Residents of a substance abuse or mental health facility may be eligible if they meet all other eligibility requirements. To be eligible for SNAP, the substance abuse or mental health facility must be an approved facility. Approval is given by the Department. Approved facilities must notify the Department and give a "change report form" to a client when the client leaves the facility and tell the client to return it to the local office. The change report form serves to notify the Department that the client no longer lives in the approved facility.

  (6) Residents of a group home may be eligible for SNAP provided the group home is an approved facility. The state Department of Human Services provides approval for group homes.