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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-16 contract, subrogation, tort, operation of law, or judicial or administrative judgment or order. “Debtor” means any person who owes a debt to the department. “Deemed eligible” means an individual who is automatically eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program. These individuals are those who are: (1) Eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid; (2) Supplemental security income beneficiaries; or (3) Eligible for the Medicare savings programs. “Deemed individual” means an individual who met the requirements of subchapter 4 of chapter 17-1722.3 and was allowed to enroll in Basic Health Hawaii without filing a new application for medical assistance. “Dementia” means a primary diagnosis as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition, Revised (DSM-III-R) with the following diagnostic criteria: (1) Demonstrable evidence of impairment in short-term or long-term memory; (2) At least one of the following: (A) Impairment of abstract thinking; (B) Impaired judgment; (C) Other disturbances of higher cortical function; and (D) Personality change; (3) The disturbance in (1) or (2) significantly interferes with work or usual social activities or relationships with others; (4) Not occurring exclusively during the course of delirium; and (5) Either: (A) Evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory tests, of a specific organic factor that is judged to be etiologically related to the disturbance; or (B) In the absence of such evidence, an etiologic organic factor can be presumed if the disturbance cannot be