Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.011 - DEFINITIONS E THROUGH L

For the Food Stamp Program, the following definitions apply: (3-17-22)

01. Electronic Benefit Transfer. A method of issuing Food Stamps to an eligible household. (3-17-22)

02. Eligible Foods. Any food or food product for human consumption excluding alcohol, tobacco, and hot foods and hot food products ready for immediate consumption. Eligible foods include: (3-17-22)

a. Garden seeds and plants to grow food for human consumption. (3-17-22)

b. Meals prepared for the elderly at a communal dining facility. (3-17-22)

c. Meals prepared and delivered by an authorized meal delivery service. (3-17-22)

d. Meals served to a narcotics addict or alcoholic who participate and reside in a rehabilitation center program. (3-17-22)

e. Meals prepared and served by an authorized group living center to blind or disabled residents who receive benefits under Titles I, II or X, XIV, XVI of the Social Security Act. (3-17-22)

f. Meals prepared and served at a shelter for battered women and children to eligible residents. (3-17-22)

g. Meals prepared and served by an authorized public or private nonprofit establishment to homeless Food Stamp participants. (3-17-22)

03. Eligible Household. A household living in Idaho and meeting the eligibility criteria in these rules. (3-17-22)

04. Emancipated Minor. A person, age fourteen (14) but under age eighteen (18), who has been married or whose circumstances show the parent and child relationship has been renounced such as a child in the military service. (3-17-22)

05. Enumeration. The requirement that each household member provide the Department either their Social Security Number (SSN) or proof that they have applied. (3-17-22)

06. Exempt. A household member who is not required to register for or participate in the JSAP program is exempt. A household member who is not required to register for work is exempt. (3-17-22)

07. Extended Certification Household (EC). A household in which all members are elderly or disabled, and no one has earned income. (3-17-22)

08. Fair Hearing. A fair hearing in an appeal of a Department decision. See Section 003 of these rules for appeals. (3-17-22)

09. Federal Fiscal Year. The federal fiscal year (FFY) is from October 1 to September 30. (3-17-22)

10. Field Office. A Department of Health and Welfare service delivery site. (3-17-22)

11. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This is the federal entity that administers the Food Stamp program. (3-17-22)

12. Group Living Arrangement. A public or private nonprofit residential setting serving no more than sixteen (16) residents. The residents are blind or disabled and receiving benefits under Title II or XVI of the Social Security Act, certified by the Department under regulations issued under Section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act, or under standards determined by the Secretary of USDA to be comparable to Section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act. (3-17-22)

13. Homeless Person. A person: (3-17-22)

a. Who has no fixed or regular nighttime residence. (3-17-22)

b. Whose primary nighttime residence is a temporary accommodation for not more than ninety (90) days in the home of another individual or household. (3-17-22)

c. Whose primary nighttime residence is a temporary residence in a supervised public or private shelter providing temporary residence for homeless persons. (3-17-22)

d. Whose primary nighttime residence is a temporary residence in an institution which provides temporary residence for people who are being transferred to another institution. (3-17-22)

e. Whose primary nighttime residence is a temporary residence in a public or private place which is not designed or customarily used as sleeping quarters for people. (3-17-22)

14. Homeless Meal Provider. A public or private nonprofit establishment or a profit-making restaurant which provides meals to homeless people. The establishment or restaurant must be approved by the Department and authorized as a retail food store by FNS. (3-17-22)

15. Identification Card. The card identifying the bearer as eligible to receive and use Food Stamps. (3-17-22)

16. Inadvertent Household Error Claim (IHE). A claim resulting from an overissuance, caused by the household's misunderstanding or unintended error. A household error claim pending an intentional program violation decision. (3-17-22)

17. Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS). A system of information acquisition and exchange for income and eligibility verification which meets Section 1137 of the Social Security Act requirements. (3-17-22)

18. Institution of Higher Education. Any institution which normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment. These institutions include colleges, universities, and business, vocational, technical, or trade schools at the post-high school level. (3-17-22)

19. Institution of Post-Secondary Education. Educational institutions normally requiring a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment, or admits persons beyond the age of compulsory school attendance. The institution must be legally authorized by the state and provide a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment. (3-17-22)

20. Legal Noncitizen. A qualified alien under 8 USC Section 1641(b). (3-17-22)

21. Limited Utility Allowance (LUA). Utility deduction given to a food stamp household that has a cost for more than one (1) utility. This includes electricity and fuel for purposes other than heating or cooling, water, sewage, well and septic tank installation and maintenance, telephone, and garbage or trash collection. (3-17-22)

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Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.011