Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-14-2

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 129-14-2 - Definitions

The terms defined in K.A.R. 129-1-1 shall be applicable to this article. In addition and for purposes of this article, each of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this regulation, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) "Capitated managed care" means health care services provided by a contracted provider for which payment is made on an approved contracted rate for each enrolled person assigned to the provider, regardless of the number or nature of the services provided.

(b) "Caretaker" means the person who is assigned the primary responsibility for the care and control of the child and who is any of the following persons:

(1) Parent, including parent of an unborn child;

(2) guardian, conservator, legal custodian, or person claiming the child as a tax dependent;

(3) sibling;

(4) nephew;

(5) niece;

(6) aunt;

(7) uncle;

(8) person of a preceding generation who is denoted by a term that includes any of the following prefixes: "grand," "great-," "great-great-," or "great-great-great-";

(9) stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, or stepsister;

(10) legally adoptive parent or another relative of adoptive parents as listed in this subsection; or

(11) spouse of any person listed in this subsection or former spouse of any of those persons, if marriage is terminated by death or divorce.

(c) "Child" means natural or biological child, adopted child, or stepchild, if the child is under the age of 19.

(d) "Earned income" means all income, in cash or in kind, that an applicant or recipient currently earns through the receipt of wages, salary, or profit from activities in which the individual engages as an employer or as an employee.

(e) "Family group" means the applicant or recipient and all individuals living together in which there is a relationship of legal responsibility or a caretaker relationship.

(f) "Household size" means the number of persons counted as members of an individual's tax household in accordance with K.A.R. 129-14-33. For each pregnant woman in the household, the household size shall include the woman and the number of children she is expected to deliver.

(g) "Legally responsible relative" means the person who has the legal responsibility to provide support for the person in the assistance plan.

(h) "Modified adjusted gross income" and "MAGI" mean income as defined in 26 U.S.C. 36B(d).

(i) "Parent" means natural or biological parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent.

(j) "Sibling" means natural or biological sibling, adopted sibling, half sibling, or stepsibling.

(k) "Tax dependent" means a dependent under 26 U.S.C. 152 for whom another individual claims a deduction for a personal exemption under 26 U.S.C. 151 for a taxable year.

(l) "Unearned income" means all income that is not earned income.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-14-2

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1,254 and 75-7403; effective, T-129-10-31-13, Nov. 1, 2013; effective Feb. 28, 2014.