Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part III - Economic Stability
Subpart 3 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Chapter 19 - Certification of Eligible Households
Subchapter B - Application Processing
Section III-1921 - SSI and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Application by Residents of Public Institutions

A. Effective May 1, 1989 residents of public institutions who apply for SSI prior to their release from an institution under the Social Security Administration's Prerelease Program for the Institutionalized (42 U.S.C. 1383) shall be permitted to apply for SNAP benefits at the same time they apply for SSI.

B. When a resident of an institution is jointly applying for SSI and SNAP prior to leaving the institution, the filing date of the application to be recorded by the department on the application is the date of release of the applicant from the institution.

C. The department shall make an eligibility determination and issue SNAP benefits to a resident of a public institution who applies jointly for SSI and SNAP within 30 days (or five days if expedited processing is appropriate) following the date of the applicant's release from the institution. Expedited processing time standards for an applicant who has applied for SNAP and SSI prior to release shall also begin on the date of the applicant's release from the institution. SSA shall notify the department of the date of release of the applicant from the institution.

D. If, for any reason, the department is not notified on a timely basis of the applicant's release date, the department shall restore benefits to such applicant back to the date of release.