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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-13 “Clinical nurse specialist” means a registered professional nurse who is currently licensed to practice in the State and who meets one or two of the following conditions: (1) Has completed an earned graduate degree, master's degree, or doctorate related to an advanced area of clinical practice within the scope of nursing; and (2) Is currently certified as a nurse specialist by a national nursing certifying organization. “CMS” or “Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services” means the United States federal agency which administers the Medicare program and, working jointly with State governments, the Medicaid program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. “COFA nation” means the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or Republic of Palau, which have entered into Compacts of Free Association with the United States. “Co-insurance” means the amount that a beneficiary or a member must pay, usually a percentage, of the cost of a service. “Collateral contact” means verification of a household's statements through a personal or telephone contact with a person outside a household. “Community setting” means the place of residence of an individual receiving long-term care services that is not a nursing facility or a medical facility. “Community spouse” means the spouse of an institutionalized individual who is not residing in a medical facility or nursing facility. “Confirmation notice” means the document the individual receives from the department confirming their enrollment in a health plan. “Consultation” means an opinion or advice requested by a practicing physician from a psychiatrist or psychologist. “Continuing care retirement community” means a residential community that offers a long-term continuing care contract, usually for a resident's