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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2016

GLOSSARY: INDEPENDENT…

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developmental disabilities.

INSTITUTION FOR MENTAL DISEASES (IMD) An institution for the treatment of mental diseases.

INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING SNAP: Any institution which normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate before enrollment. This includes, but is not limited to, colleges, universities, and vocational or technical schools at the post-high school level.

INSURANCE AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS See Insurance Affordability Programs Manual.

INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES (IRTS) Time-limited mental health services provided in a residential setting to recipients in need of more restrictive settings (versus community settings).

INTERIM ASSISTANCE Assistance people receive pending receipt of other maintenance benefits they have applied for. See 0012.12.03 (Interim Assistance Agreements).

INTERNET TELEPRESENCE MFIP, GA, MSA, GRH: Video conference using the internet. See 0005.12.12 (Application Interviews); 0009.06.06 (Recertification Interview).

INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES (ICJ) An agreement between states that are part of a compact to transfer supervision of probation and parole of juveniles from one state to another. The compact is the means of returning youth who have run away, escaped, absconded or fled to avoid prosecution and crossed state lines. See 0008.06.06 (Adding a Person to the Unit – Cash), 0011.21 (Receipt of Other Assistance).

INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (ICPC) An agreement among all 50 states that coordinates the movement of children across state lines for the purpose of placement in foster care, adoptive homes, group homes, residential treatment centers, or on a trial basis with a parent.