N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 601.05 - Definitions: I-N

(a) "Immigrant" means an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S. who entered the country with the express purpose of maintaining permanent residence.

(b) "In and out medical assistance" means medical assistance in any category which is granted for a period of one to 6 months to eligible assistance groups.

(c) "Income" means earned or unearned cash.

(d) "Independent living arrangement" means the form of housing for OAA, ANB and APTD clients who do not reside in a residential care facility, a community residence, or a licensed and certified nursing facility.

(e) "Inmate" means an individual living in a public institution as described in RSA 167:78,XI not including an employee of the institution, who plans by his own choice to continue to live there, or an individual who has been committed by court order to a public institution.

(f) "Institutionalized individual" means, for purposes of asset transfers, an individual who is an inpatient in a medical institution, as defined in 42 CFR 435.1009, and with respect to whom payment is based on a level of care provided in a nursing facility, or who is a home and community-based services applicant or recipient.

(g) "Insured" means the individual on whose life the insurance policy is taken out.

(h) "Investigation" means an inquiry made by the department regarding the circumstances upon which a good cause claim is based when documentary evidence is not sufficient.

(i) "Interim disabled parent (IDP) " means the category of financial and medical assistance for single or 2-parent families in which one or both of the parents are temporarily incapacitated.

(j) "Irrevocable trust" means a trust which cannot in any way be revoked by the grantor.

(k) "Leading to a certificate, degree or diploma" means a course of study which will directly result in the award of a certificate, degree or diploma or which will enable the student to enroll in a course of study having a direct award of a certificate, degree or diploma.

(l) "Level of eligibility" means the following types of assistance for which an individual might be eligible:

(1) Financial assistance;

(2) Categorically needy medical assistance;

(3) Medically needy medical assistance; and

(4) In and out medically needy medical assistance.

(m) "Liable relative" means a person who by law or regulation might be required to contribute to the support of an applicant or recipient of financial or medical assistance.

(n) "Licensed" means approved by the department as meeting federal or state standards.

(o) "Life owner" means the individual who is able to surrender an insurance policy or take out a loan on its value.

(p) "Medicaid" means the title XIX and Title XXI programs administered by the department which makes medical assistance available to eligible individuals.

(q) "Medical coverage for pregnant women (MCPW) " means medical coverage provided by the department to pregnant women whose income meets eligibility requirements for categorically needy medical assistance, pursuant to He-W 641.06 and RSA 167:68.

(r) "Minor casehead" means an individual who is receiving FANF financial or medical assistance, lives with his or her parents, and whose parents' income and resources are deemed until the casehead reaches the age of 18 for financial assistance or age 21 for medical assistance.

(s) "Natural parent" means the biological parent, or a man whose parental status was established through paternity action or who acknowledges paternity.

(t) "Needy essential person" means a person who lives with the client, does not qualify for assistance in his or her own right, and is essential to the well-being of the client.

(u) "Net earned income" means an individual's monthly gross earned income minus all allowable employment-related disregards.

(v) "Net income" means gross income minus all allowable disregards and deductions.

(w) "New Hampshire employment program (NHEP) " means the financial and medical assistance program, as described in RSA 167:79, and the NHEP work program, as described in RSA 167:85, administered by the department.

(x) "Nonapplicant spouse" means the spouse of an OAA, ANB, MEAD, or APTD client who lives with the client in an independent living arrangement and who is:

(1) Not applying for or receiving OAA, ANB, MEAD, or APTD financial or medical assistance; or

(2) Applying for or receiving financial or medical assistance offered by the department of health and human services that is not OAA, ANB, MEAD, or APTD.

(y) "Notice of decision (NOD) " means a computer-generated or manually-prepared form which advises clients of the results of eligibility determinations, positive and negative changes in the amount of assistance or level of eligibility, or other changes.

(z) "Nursing facility" means a licensed or certified medical facility which provides health-related care and services on a daily in-patient basis in accordance with He-W 500.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 601.05

(See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at Chapter Heading He-W 600); ss by #10399, eff 10-21-13