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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Abbreviations/Acronyms/Definitions
Issued November 13, 2025 Page 1 of A-200 Replaces January 27, 2025
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A-200 DEFINITIONS
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Absent Parent – A child's parent who does not live in the same home as the child.
Act 421 Children’s Medicaid Option (TEFRA) – An eligibility group for individuals under the age of 19 who have disabilities and meet institutional level-of-care requirements, regardless of parental income and resources.
Adequate Notice – 1. A written notice mailed to the beneficiary no later than the time action is taken upon a case. 2. A written notice of adverse action mailed to the beneficiary no later than the date the action is to be taken. No opportunity to rebut the decision.
Administrative renewal – Automatic recertification of SNAP-eligible children.
Adult Day Health Care Facility – A facility that treats the health and support needs of elderly or disabled adults in a home-like setting during scheduled daytime hours.
Adult Day Health Care Waiver – A non-residential program that can be an alternative to nursing home care for people who do not need care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Adult Group – An eligibility group for individuals age 19 through 64 established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010.
Advance Notice (Timely Notice) – A written notice of adverse action mailed to the beneficiary prior to taking the action and giving the beneficiary an opportunity to rebut the decision or to appeal the proposed action.
Adverse Action – Agency action that results in a denial, reduction, or termination of benefits.
Agency Representative – An individual employed or designated by the Louisiana Medicaid program to initiate the application process and/or determine eligibility.
Allocated Resource – The amount of countable couple resources that may be transferred to the community spouse or to another person for the benefit of the community spouse. These resources are not counted in the determination of continuing eligibility of the institutionalized spouse.