Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.012 - DEFINITIONS M THROUGH Z

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

01. Migrant Farmworker Household. A migrant farmworker household has a member who travels from community to community to do agricultural work. (3-17-22)

02. Minimum Utility Allowance (MUA). Utility deduction given to a food stamp household that has a cost for one (1) utility that is not heating, cooling, or telephone. (3-17-22)

03. Nonexempt. A household member who must register for and participate in the JSAP program. A household member who must register for work. (3-17-22)

04. Nonprofit Meal Delivery Service. A political subdivision or a private nonprofit organization, which prepares and delivers meals, authorized to accept Food Stamps. (3-17-22)

05. Overissuance. The amount Food Stamps issued exceeds the Food Stamps a household was eligible to receive. (3-17-22)

06. Parental Control. Parental control means that an adult household member has a minor in the household who is dependent financially or otherwise on the adult. Minors, emancipated through marriage, are not under parental control. Minors living with children of their own are not under parental control. (3-17-22)

07. Participant. A person who receives Food Stamp benefits. (3-17-22)

08. Program. The Food Stamp Program created under the Food Stamp Act and administered in Idaho by the Department. (3-17-22)

09. Public Assistance. Public assistance means Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho (TAFI), and Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD). (3-17-22)

10. Recertification. A recertification is a process for determining ongoing eligibility for Food Stamps. (3-17-22)

11. Retail Food Store. A retail food store, for Food Stamp purposes means: (3-17-22)

a. An establishment, or recognized department of an establishment, or a house-to-house food trade route, whose food sales volume is more than fifty percent (50%) staple food items for home preparation and consumption. (3-17-22)

b. Public or private communal dining facilities and meal delivery services. (3-17-22)

c. Private nonprofit drug addict or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation programs. (3-17-22)

d. Public or private nonprofit group living arrangements. (3-17-22)

e. Public or private nonprofit shelters for battered women and children. (3-17-22)

f. Private nonprofit cooperative food purchasing ventures, including those whose members pay for food prior to the receipt of the food. (3-17-22)

g. A farmers' market. (3-17-22)

h. An approved public or private nonprofit establishment which feeds homeless persons. The establishment must be approved by FNS. (3-17-22)

12. Sanction. A penalty period when an individual is ineligible for Food Stamps. (3-17-22)

13. Seasonal Farmworker Household. A seasonal farmworker household has a member who does agricultural work of a seasonal or other temporary nature. (3-17-22)

14. Self-Employment. Self-employment is the process of actively earning income directly from one's own business, trade, or profession. To be considered self-employed, a person is responsible for obtaining or providing a service or product that generates or is expected to generate income. Self-employment applies only to a business owned by one (1) person. A business owned by more than one (1) person is considered employment, not self-employment. (3-17-22)

15. Spouse. Persons who are legally married under Idaho law. (3-17-22)

16. Standard Utility Allowance (SUA). Utility deduction given to a food stamp household that has a cost for heating or cooling. (3-17-22)

17. State. Any of the fifty (50) States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands of the United States. (3-17-22)

18. State Agency. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)

19. Student. An individual between the ages of eighteen (18) and fifty (50), physically and intellectually fit, and enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education. (3-17-22)

20. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Monthly cash payments under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Payments include state or federally administered supplements. (3-17-22)

21. Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE). The federal automated system that provides immigration status needed to determine an applicant's eligibility for many public benefits, including Food Stamps. (3-17-22)

22. Telephone Utility Allowance (TUA). Utility deduction given to a Food Stamp household that has a cost for telephone services and no other utilities. (3-17-22)

23. Timely Notice. Notice that is mailed via the U. S. Postal Service, or electronically, at least ten (10) days before the effective date of an action taken by the Department. (3-17-22)

24. Twelve Month Contact. For households that have a twenty-four (24) month certification period, Department staff contact the household during the twelfth month of the certification period for the purpose of determining continued eligibility. (3-17-22)

25. Tribal General Assistance. Cash, excluding in-kind assistance, financed by federal, state or local government and provided to cover living expenses or other basic needs. This cash is intended to promote the health and well-being of recipients. (3-17-22)

26. Verification. The proof obtained to establish the accuracy of information and the household's eligibility. (3-17-22)

27. Verified Upon Receipt. Food stamp benefits are adjusted on open food stamp cases when information is received from "verified upon receipt" sources. Information "verified upon receipt" is received from a manual query or automated system match with the Social Security Administration or Homeland Security query for citizenship status. (3-17-22)

28. Written Notice. Correspondence that is generated by any method including handwritten, typed, or electronic, delivered to the customer by hand, U.S. Mail, professional delivery service, or by any electronic means. The terms "notice" and "written notice" are used interchangeably. (3-17-22)

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Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.012