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 111-3 - Residence and Identity

1. GENERAL RULE

A household must be living in the State. Verification of identity and residence is required. Persons in the State solely for vacation, i.e., who intend to return to their home in another state within 30 days, shall not be considered residents. Residing in a permanent dwelling or having a mailing address is not required. Persons in correctional facilities must be in a state or county correctional facility within Maine, and intend to remain in Maine indefinitely upon release.

NOTE: When applying the "residence" rule, understand that the individual must be able to be considered a resident, for SNAP purposes, somewhere in the United States. If one or more other states refuse to consider the individual a resident of such state because the individual was or is present in Maine, consider the individual to be a resident of Maine.

EXCEPTIONS:

2. USE OF DESIGNATED ADDRESS

When an applicant or recipient verifies that they are a certified participant in the Address Confidentiality Program, Department staff will accept the designated address as a program participant's address when creating a SNAP record, unless Maine's Secretary of State has determined that-

3. PROCEDURE