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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-6 “Alien” means non-citizen. “Allogenic organ or tissue” means the source of the organ or tissue is from another person. “Ancillary payment” means a per diem payment outside of the basic PPS rate to reimburse certain providers for ancillary services that they provide to residents. The payment is available only to selected providers that are incapable of billing Medicaid on an itemized fee-for-services basis at this time. The payment is not an adjustment to the basic PPS rate. “Ancillary services” mean diagnostic or therapeutic services performed by specific facility departments as distinguished from general or routine patient care such as room and board. Ancillary services generally are those special services for which charges are customarily made in addition to routine charges, and include but not limited to laboratory, radiology, and surgical services. “Annual plan change period” means a period when an eligible individual is allowed to change from one participating health plan to another participating health plan. “Annuity means” a financial contract where the purchaser is assured a scheduled amount of payments for the duration of the contract. “Antigen means any substance which is capable under appropriate conditions of inducing a specific immune response. “Applicant” means an individual who is seeking an eligibility determination for medical assistance through submission of an application or a transfer from an insurance affordability program. An applicant may be a deceased individual. “Application” means the single streamlined application for all insurance affordability programs developed by the Secretary or an alternative single streamlined application designed specifically to determine eligibility on a basis other than the applicable MAGI standard and is not more burdensome on the applicant than the (single streamlined) application.