Qualifying assistance program.

Qualifying assistance program. A qualifying assistance program means any of the federal, state, or Tribal assistance programs participation in which, pursuant to 54.409(a) or (b), qualifies a consumer for Lifeline service, including Medicaid; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Supplemental Security Income; Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8); Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program; National School Lunch Program's free lunch program; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Bureau of Indian Affairs general assistance; Tribally administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF); Head Start (only those households meeting its income qualifying standard); or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and with respect to the residents of any particular state, any other program so designated by that state pursuant to 54.409(a).

Source

47 CFR § 54.400


Scoping language

As used in this subpart, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

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