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DOCUMENT—Used as a noun, indicates a written record on system case notes of the circumstances of an event or fact. Used as a verb, indicates the act of entering in the case file actual proof or statement of proof that the contents of the record are accurate. E EA—Emergency Assistance EIC/EITC—Earned Income Credit/Earned Income Tax Credit EMHP—Extended Mental Health Plan for HMK benefits EARNED INCOME—Employee payments received in cash or in-kind for wages, tips, commissions, or net profit from activities in which the individual is engaged as self- employed, the gross income before deductions for personal or employment expenses or garnishments. EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) - An amount of money which has been either deducted from the taxes owed or paid as a refund resulting from filing a Form 1040 or 1040A Tax Return for a calendar year. EITC is disregarded as income and as a resource in the month following receipt. ELECTRONIC CASE FILE—Electronic images contained in the Document Management System (DMS). ELIGIBILITY FACTOR—A specific condition that a client must meet to qualify for or continue receiving benefits. ELIGIBILITY STAFF MEMBER—The staff person who provides case management in the Field Offices of Public Assistance and Processing Centers. ELIGIBLE—A person who meets a specific program’s eligibility requirements; considered qualified to receive the program’s benefits. ELIGIBLE CHILD—ACA/Family: A child, under age 19, who is eligible to be included in the filing and assistance units. ELIGIBLE JUVENILE - An individual who is under 21 years of age who was determined eligible for any Medicaid eligibility group; an individual determined eligible for the mandatory eligibility group for former foster care children, immediately before becoming an inmate of a public institution; or who is determined eligible for Medicaid while an inmate of a public institution. ELIGIBLE SPOUSE—ABD: Spouse of a Medicaid applicant/recipient where neither spouse is institutionalized or waiver. If one member of a couple is institutionalized or waiver (or waiver eligibility is being determined), the applicant/recipient’s spouse (whether ABD or not) is a community spouse. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES—A short-term program to assist families in an emergency caused by an unforeseen circumstance. ENCUMBRANCE—A claim or legal debt(s) against a resource which is supported by a written document, and which must be paid when the resource is sold. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)--Classroom training for those who are non- English speaking, but literate in their native tongue. It should provide them with sufficient command of the English language to compete and participate in the labor market, or to participate in training. ENUMERATION—The act of assigning a Social Security Number (SSN).