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MATERIALLY PARTICIPATES—Income earned is a direct result of the individual’s physical labor, services or goods produced; the individual is responsible for all aspects of the business; and income generated is directly related to the amount of time and effort the individual participates in the business. MEDICAID—The program that pays eligible individuals covered medical expenses MEDICAL INSTITUTION—An establishment organized to provide medical care (including nursing and convalescent care) by professional personnel in accordance with state licensing standards. Medical institutions include institutions for intellectual disability, mental disease and tuberculosis, or nursing homes. MEDICALLY FRAIL – Medically frail means an individual who is blind or disabled (as defined in section 1614 of the Social Security Act); or Has a physical, intellectual, or developmental disability that limits their ability to perform one or more activities of daily living (ADL); or Has a substance use disorder; or Has a disabling mental disorder; or Has a serious or complex medical condition, AND the individual's disability, disorder, or condition significantly impairs their ability to consistently work or participate in community engagement activities. MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICE—A service or item reimbursable under the Montana Medicaid program that is reasonably believed to prevent, diagnose, correct, cure, alleviate, or prevent the worsening of conditions that endanger life, cause suffering or pain, result in illness or infirmity, threaten to cause or aggravate a handicap or cause physical deformity or malfunction. A service or item is not medically necessary if there is another service or item that is equally safe and effective and substantially less costly including, when appropriate, no treatment at all. Experimental services or services that the medical profession generally regards as unacceptable treatment are not medically necessary for Medicaid purposes. Experimental services are procedures, items and prescribed drugs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Medicare program or the department's designated review organization considers experimental or investigational or procedures and items approved by the U.S. DHHS for use only in controlled studies to determine the effectiveness of such services. MEDICALLY NEEDY (MN) - An individual or couple that is otherwise eligible for Medicaid, but whose income exceeds the benefit standard for the categorically needy coverage. A medically needy case may or may not have a spend-down. MILITARY ALLOWANCES—A Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) is paid to eligible service members and their families by the Department of Defense. The amount of FSSA is shown on the members’ Leave and Earnings Statement (LES). The Military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is an allowance to offset the cost of housing for service members who do not receive government- provided housing. The BAH is based on civilian rental costs by paygrade, dependency status, and housing compensation based on comparable civilian housing costs. MINERAL RIGHTS—The ownership or interest in land below the surface. MINOR CHILD–ABD: A person who has not yet attained his or her 18th birthday.