(ii) an individual who has qualified as, or has applied to be a guardian of a minor under court appointment;
(B) does not include an individual who is a guardian ad litem;
(7) “hard-to-place child with special needs” has the meaning given “hard-to-place child” in AS 25.23.240;
(8) “home study” means a home study or a guardianship study conducted under AS 25.23.200 and this chapter;
(9) “Medicaid” means the medical assistance program administered by the Department of Health under 42 U.S.C. 1396 — 1396v and AS 47.07;
(10) “qualified health professional” means a health professional who is qualified to diagnose the physical or mental condition that would qualify a child to be a hard-to-place child with special needs under this chapter; “qualified health professional” includes
(A) physician or other health professional licensed under AS 08; and
(B) mental health professional; for purposes of this subparagraph, “mental health professional” has the meaning given in AS 47.30.915;
(11) “specified relative” means a relative of a child who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption within the fifth degree of kinship to the child;
(12) “SSI” means the Supplemental Security Income program administered under 42 U.S.C. 1381 — 1383f;
(13) “Title IV-E” means 42 U.S.C. 670 — 679b (secs. 470 — 479A of the Social Security Act), revised as of October 10, 2014 and adopted by reference;
(14) “tribal court” means a court of a tribe that is in a state not subject to Public Law 280
