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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 9 CCR 2503-7 Income Maintenance (Volume 3)

4 C. The application is signed; D. The applicant has provided proof of lawful presence in the United States (see Section 3.753). “Date of Application”: For purposes of the Low-Income Energy Assistance Programs, the date of application shall be the date an application form that contains a legible name and address is received by the county department. “Disabled or Handicapped”: For purposes of the Low-Income Energy Assistance Programs, the term disabled or handicapped means persons who receive vocational rehabilitation assistance; Social Security disability, SSI, AB, AND, veterans disability payments, or who provide a physician's statement which indicates incapacity to engage in substantial gainful employment. This definition may be different for other public assistance programs. “Elderly”: For the purposes of these rules, the term elderly means aged 60 or over. “Eligibility Period”: There shall be one eligibility period for the Basic Low-Income Energy Assistance Programs from November 1st through April 30th. If April 30th for a particular calendar year falls on a holiday or weekend, then the eligibility period shall be extended until midnight the next business day. This program is contingent upon the continued availability of funds in accordance with Sections 3.750.15 and 3.758.48. “Emergency Applicant”: This is a household which has had heat service discontinued or is threatened with discontinuance, or is out of fuel or will run out of fuel within fourteen calendar days or the client is responsible for heating costs that are included in rent and has received an eviction notice to vacate the premises within thirty (30) calendar days. Applications for households in these situations shall be processed expeditiously and eligibility determined within fourteen calendar days of notification of the emergency by the applicant to the county department. “Estimated Home Heating Costs (EHHC)”: The amount of the heating costs incurred during the previous heating season for the applicant's address at the time of application to be used as an estimate, or projection, of the anticipated heating costs for the current heating season (November 1st through April 30th). Such estimated heating costs shall not include payment arrearages, investigative charges, reconnection fees, or other such charges not related to residential fuel prices and consumption levels. An EHHC can only be obtained from approved vendors, for all other vendors use flat rates. “Heat Related Arrearage”: Any past due amounts for the primary heating fuel and/or supportive fuel. “Home Heating Costs”: Charges related directly to the primary heating fuel used in a residential dwelling. “Household”: The term “household” shall mean any individual or group of individuals who are living together as one economic unit for whom primary heating fuel is customarily purchased in common or who make undesignated payments for heat in the form of rent. “Income Verification Period”: The income verification period is from the date of application to the same date of the prior month (approximately thirty (30) calendar days prior to date of application) when used to verify income except for earned ongoing income in accordance with Section 3.752.22, B. “Life Threatening Crisis” means a household whose members’ health and/or well-being would likely be endangered if energy assistance or repair or replacement of the primary heating system is not provided. “Non-Bulk Fuel”: Non-bulk or metered fuel is an energy source for home heating which is provided by a utility company and is regulated and metered by the utility company. Normally, non-bulk fuel includes natural gas and electricity.