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TANF—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TC—TANF Cash Assistance TMA—Family-Transitional Medicaid (Transitional Medicaid) TPL—Third Party Liability TPQY—Third Party Query TASK - A system reminder to the worker to reevaluate case circumstances. TAX DEPENDENT—An individual whom the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers to be a dependent TAX FILER—An individual who expects to file a tax return for the initial determination or renewal year and who does not expect to be claimed as a tax dependent by another taxpayer TAX YEAR—The year on which the income taxes are based, usually the calendar year. TEMPORARY ABSENCE—The condition created when a household member is away from the home for a specified period of time not to exceed 90 consecutive days. Individuals receiving medical services remain eligible and are not subject to the 90 days return to the home requirement. ACA/Family: If the absent member is a child, the caretaker relative must continue to exercise the responsibility for the care and control of the child. Children attending school away from home remain eligible and are not subject to the 90 days return to the home requirement. TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY—The tenants are always husband and wife, and each has an undivided interest in the whole of the property. When the husband and wife are an aged/blind/disabled couple or a blind/disabled child’s deemed parents, the equity in the property is a countable resource. When one spouse is not financially responsible for the other (see MA 601-2), is not a deemed parent or an alien sponsor, only one-half of the equity is a countable resource to the spouse whose resources are being used to determine Medicaid eligibility. TENANCY IN COMMON—Each tenant (owner) has undivided possession of a distinct interest in, and title to, the whole of the property. Upon the death of one of the tenants, the interest in and title to the property descends to his/her heirs. When an individual is a tenant in common, the equity is the individual’s proportionate interest of the whole is a countable resource. Proportionate interest of the whole is not always one-half when there are two tenants or one-third when there are three tenants. Equity must be verified. TERM INSURANCE—One of the two basic types of life insurance policies. The owner pays premiums for a specified period and the insurer agrees to pay the face value of the policy only if the insured dies within the time specified by the policy. The face value of term life insurance may decrease over the life of the policy or remain static. This type of life insurance has no cash surrender value and is not a resource to the owner, the insured or the beneficiary. TERMINATION—To close a case and/or remove an individual from program eligibility. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY (TPL) - The legal liability of a third party to pay for services provided. A third party is any individual, entity or program that is or may be liable to pay all or part of the medical expenses