Section He-W 601.06 - Definitions: O-Q(a) "Overpayment" means financial or medical assistance received by an assistance group which is in excess of what the assistance group is actually entitled to receive.(b) "Parent" includes the natural, adoptive or step parent, unless otherwise specified.(c) "Parental support or care" means financial support, guidance, physical care or supervision of a dependent child.(d) "Patient" means a person who is admitted to a medical institution at the recommendation of a physician, due to acute or chronic illness requiring planned continuing medical treatment including nursing care, receives professional medical treatment and is free to leave at the conclusion of treatment or at any time.(e) "Payment from a trust" means any disbursal from the corpus of a trust, or from income generated by a trust, which benefits the party receiving it, regardless of whether the benefit is actual cash, or noncash, or property disbursements, such as the right to use and occupy real property.(f) "Payment period" means the semi-monthly period from the first to the 15th of the month, which is covered by the payroll payment of the 15th, and from the 16th through the last day of the month, which is covered by the payroll payment dated the 30th or the last day of the month.(g) "Payment standard" for FANF financial assistance means the dollar amount from which net income is subtracted when determining eligibility and the level of benefits.(h) "Penalty period" means the length of time during which payment for services specified in He-W 620.01(r) is denied.(i) "Period of ineligibility" means the length of time a client is ineligible for assistance due to excess resources or receipt of a lump sum.(j) "Permanently and totally disabled" means permanent physical or mental impairment, disease, or loss, or combination thereof, which substantially precludes a person from engaging in useful occupations within his or her competence, as determined by the disability determination unit (DDU), in accordance with RSA 167:6,VI.(k) "Personal identification number (PIN) " means the 4 digit number used by a client to activate and control the use of the EBT card.(l) "Personal interview" means a conference between the client or authorized representative and the department staff member, in order to: (1) Discuss all client circumstances which have a bearing on eligibility;(2) Advise the client of the eligibility requirements and client rights and responsibilities; and(3) Afford clients an opportunity to ask any questions about the department's assistance programs.(m) "Personal property" for purposes of reimbursement means "personal property resources" and personal effects such as furnishings, tools, and equipment.(n) "Personal property resources" means a form of cash or an item which can readily be converted to cash, including such items as cash on hand, bank accounts, stocks, or bonds.(o) "Plan for achieving self support (PASS) " means a time limited arrangement for accomplishing financial independence, which is approved by the Social Security Administration and allows a blind, disabled or elderly recipient to set aside income and resources for a work goal.(p) "Principal wage earner (PWE) " means for the Unemployed Parent (UP) medical assistance program, the parent in the 2-parent family who earned the highest income in the 24 months prior to the application for medical assistance.(q) "Private institution" means a facility which provides shelter, custody, or care to 2 or more persons and is managed entirely or partially by private funds.(r) "Privately owned home" means a house, trailer, condominium or other housing unit that is owned or is being purchased by: (1) An assistance group member;(2) An incapacitated parent who is not in the assistance group; or(3) An absent parent, provided that if the housing unit is in the name of the absent parent, the assistance group is paying some or all of the costs of the home directly.(s) "Protected income level (PIL) " means the amount, based on assistance group size, against which net income is compared in determining eligibility as medically needy for medical assistance when the assistance group has applied for medical assistance as medically needy only or is found to be financially ineligible for financial assistance.(t) "Protective payee" means an individual who receives the client's entire assistance payment and pays the client's bills according to a budget planned with the client.(u) "Protective payments" means assistance payments made to a protective payee on behalf of a client or dependent children.(v) "Public institution" means a facility, other than a child care or medical institution, which affords shelter, custody, or care to 2 or more persons and is managed entirely or partially by or through any public instrumentality, official, or employee acting in an official capacity.(w) "Questionable" means, with regard to verifying factors of eligibility, any verbal or written statement made by an assistance group (AG) member which is inconsistent with: (1) Other statements made by the same AG member or another AG member;(2) Information provided on current or past applications for assistance; or (3) Any information received by the department from any other N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 601.06
(See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at Chapter Heading He-W 600); ss by #10399, eff 10-21-13