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(18) “economic unit” means those persons who reside together and whose separate income and resources are considered to be available to each other under 45 C.F.R. 233.20 and this chapter;

(19) “family” has the meaning given “assistance unit” in this section;

(20) “fee agent” means a department-paid volunteer who is authorized by the department to conduct a face-to-face interview with an applicant and assist an applicant in completing an application and related forms;

(21) “FSSP” means the family self-sufficiency plan required by AS 47.27.030 and 7 AAC 45.257;

(22) “GED” means general educational development, leading to testing and a diploma, recognized by the Department of Education and Early Development;

(23) “home” means the family setting maintained, or in the process of being established, as evidenced by assumption and continuation of responsibility for day-to-day care of the child by the caretaker relative with whom the child is living; a home exists as long as the relative exercises responsibility for the care and control of the child, even though the child or the caretaker relative is temporarily absent from the family setting;

(24) “household” means the individuals who reside together under one roof;

(25) “identifiable application” means an application described in 7 AAC 45.150;

(26) “licensed medical or health care practitioner” means an individual who is legally authorized to practice a medical profession in the state under the licensing provisions and exceptions set out in AS 08;

(27) “minor parent” means a parent who is an applicant described in AS 47.27.027(a);

(28) “month” means a calendar month unless otherwise specified in this chapter;

(29) “motor vehicle” means a motorized vehicle used to provide transportation of persons or goods; “motor vehicle” includes a car, truck, recreational vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, boat, snow machine, airplane, helicopter, superlight or ultralight aircraft, and hovercraft; “motor vehicle” does not include a pickup truck shell or camper that is designed to be mounted on a car or truck;

(30) “occupation” means work that offers a regular source of paid employment;

(31) “parent” means a child’s natural or legally adoptive father or mother;

(32) “PMB” means prior month budgeting, as described in 7 AAC 45.360;

(33) “provider” means a public or private organization or agency that delivers an activity to a participant;

(34) “recipient” means an individual who has been found eligible to receive, and is