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Medicaid Eligibility Manual Abbreviations/Acronyms/Definitions
Issued November 13, 2025 Page 13 of A-200 Replaces January 27, 2025
Revised/added text indicated by underscore Deleted text indicated by “**”
status, which also includes illegal/undocumented non-citizens.
Nursing Facility – A facility that provides intermediate or skilled nursing care.
O
Office of Aging and Adult Services – Oversees long-term care programs, e.g. nursing facility and waivers that serve senior citizens and individuals with adult-onset disabilities.
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities – Serves as the Single Point of Entry into the developmental services system and oversees public and private residential service and other services for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
P
Parent and Caretaker Relatives – A relative of a dependent child by blood, adoption, or marriage with whom the child is living (formerly considered under LIFC program).
Patient Liability – The amount an individual residing in a facility is responsible for paying to the long-term care provider for LTC facility services.
Payee – The individual in whose name an application is opened and a case is certified.
Personal Care Needs – An amount allowed for a LTC beneficiary to cover the cost of personal items not covered by the facility fee.
Personal Effects – Items of personal property which are worn or carried by an individual or which have special significance to him/her. Personal effects are excluded resources.
Post-eligibility Treatment of Income (PETI) – Rules used to calculate a beneficiary’s PLI for nursing home, Home and Community Based Waiver or ICF/IID services.
Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly – A community-based alternative to placement in a nursing facility and includes a complete “managed care” type benefit that combines medical, social, and long-term care services. This program is designed for the elderly and frail or individuals with disabilities acquired as an adult.