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MS 2000 [8]

Physician: A practitioner of medicine who is authorized or licensed to treat diseases. A chiropractor who is licensed by the Kentucky State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is recognized as a licensed practitioner who can diagnose and treat diseases or disorders that are within their realm of expertise.

Post-Secondary Schools: Includes vocational/technical schools, even those not requiring a high school diploma or GED, if these institutions are recognized by the State to provide an educational program beyond secondary education, all colleges and universities, and all programs providing training to prepare the individual for gainful employment, including correspondence schools and programs for the physically/mentally disabled at any level.

Public Assistance (PA): Any household in which all members have been approved for a KTAP grant or State Supplementation benefit, whether or not the first payment is received in the month of approval.

Qualified Alien: An alien who meets eligibility requirements specified in MS 2900.

Quality Control Review: A review of a case to determine if a household is receiving the food benefits to which they are entitled and to ensure benefits are not incorrectly denied or terminated.

Recognized Chemical Dependency Treatment Program: is defined as “A program which provides treatment that leads to the rehabilitation of drug addicts and/or alcoholics.”

Reference Date: the cutoff date for determining which reported items require verification for initial eligibility (10 days prior to the 30th day).

Residents of Institutions: Individuals who are residents of an institution that provides two or more meals daily, as part of the institution's normal services. Residents of institutions include students with meal tickets who reside in dormitories, fraternities, and/or sororities, and spouses who reside in spouse abuse centers where the majority of meals are provided. On-campus housing includes any university-sponsored housing where meals are provided. The facility does not have to be physically located on campus.

Resources: Available money or other assets.

Roomer: An individual to whom a household furnishes lodging but not meals.

Salary: The same amount is received every pay period.

Seasonal Farmworker: A person employed in agricultural work, temporary in nature, and not required to be absent from home overnight.

Self-Employment Income: Income from which NO taxes are withheld prior to receipt of income by the individual.

Shelter for Battered Individuals and Children: A nonprofit residential facility that serves battered individuals and their children. If such a facility serves other