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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2016

GLOSSARY: INDEPENDENT…

0002.33

INDEPENDENT LIVING OUTSIDE A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY Not needing the ongoing care provided by a hospital or nursing home.

INDIAN LAND HELD IN TRUST REAL PROPERTY held in trust for an Indian TRIBE by the federal government.

INDIAN RESERVATIONS The geographical area recognized by the federal or a state government as being set aside for the use of Indians and governed by Indians.

INDIGENT IMMIGRANT A sponsored LPR who is determined by the county to be unable to obtain food and shelter. See 0015.48.03 (Whose Assets to Consider - Sponsors W/I-864), 0016.21.03 (Income of Sponsors of LPRs with I-864).

INELIGIBLE NON-CITIZENS People who are not United States citizens, whose non-citizen status causes them to be ineligible for benefits.

INELIGIBLE PERSON A person who does not meet eligibility requirements for ASSISTANCE.

INITIAL ELIGIBILITY MFIP, DWP : The determination of eligibility for an APPLICANT.

INITIAL MONTH SNAP: The 1st month for which a SNAP allotment is issued to a household, or the 1st month for which an allotment is issued to a household after any period in which the household was not participating in the SNAP program after the expiration or termination of a certification period. This does not apply to reinstatement for a late HOUSEHOLD REPORT FORM (HRF) or COMBINED SIX- MONTH REPORT (CSR). For more information, see 0002.11 (Glossary: Child Care...), 0002.31 (Glossary: Honoraria...).

INITIAL REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT FUNDS A one-time payment from the federal government to a local resettlement agency on behalf of each newly arriving refugee. These funds are also referred to as “transitional grant” or “resettlement grant.” See 0030.01 Local Resettlement Agencies).

INPATIENT A person admitted to a HOSPITAL. Inpatient applies to a person absent from the hospital on pass or as ordered by a physician. Inpatient does not apply to a person absent from the hospital against medical advice.

INQUIRY A communication to a county agency through mail, telephone, or in person, by which a person or authorized representative requests information about public assistance. The county agency shall also treat as an inquiry any communication in which a person requesting assistance offers information about the person's family circumstances that indicates that eligibility for public assistance may exist.

INSTALLMENT CONTRACT A conditional sales contract for purchase of real estate, vehicles, or other assets. This includes, but is not limited to, CONTRACTs FOR DEED, mortgages, and chattel mortgages.

INSTALLMENT PAYMENT One of several successive payments in the settlement of a debt.

INSTITUTION An establishment providing services or treatment in addition to room and board to people unrelated to the proprietor.

SNAP: A university or college where a student may live on or off campus and purchase meal plans. See 0011.12 (Institutional Residence), 0011.18 (Students).

MSA : A hospital, regional treatment center inpatient services, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility for persons with