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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-64 from another for the purpose of replacing diseased tissues or diseased organ. “Transportation” means travel or transfer by taxicab, air and ground ambulance, out-of-state or inter-island airline to, from, or between medical facilities and other providers. “UCC” or “utilization control committee” means the committee that controls admissions and continued stay in acute hospital facilities based on the utilization control plan approved by the federal government for Hawaii's medical assistance program. “Unclaimed body” means a deceased person for whom no legally responsible individual has been identified and no one has assumed responsibility for disposition. “Unearned income” means cash received or available to be received by the household which is not classified as earned income. “Upper limit” means the limit on aggregate payments to providers imposed by 42 C.F.R. §447.272. “UR” means utilization review of inpatient long- term institutional services provided to beneficiaries in an ICF-ID to determine whether continued stay at the specific level of care is appropriate. “URC” means the utilization review committee, which is a group composed of one or more physicians and other health care professionals that conducts utilization review. “U.S.” means the United States of America. “U.S.C.” or “United States Code” means the official codification of all the laws of a general and permanent nature of the United States. “USCIS” means the United State Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. “Valuable consideration” means the value that an individual receives in exchange for the individual’s interest in an asset, some act, object, service, or other benefit which has a tangible or intrinsic value to the individual that is equivalent to or greater than the value of the transferred asset. “Vendor” means a third party provider who receives payment directly from the department in