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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED MEDICAID MANUAL
MA-200
DEFINITIONS
27 REISSUED 03/01/11 – CHANGE NO. 03-11 (III.) Registrant --- An a/r who is required to register with the Employment Security Commission according to program regulations.
Registrant Pool --- The entire group of individuals who are registered with ESC for manpower services.
Regular Employment --- Employment, either full-time or part-time, on a permanent or temporary basis.
Regular Run Register --- A program specific listing mailed to the county indicating client benefits.
Reinstatement --- The reopening of a case without the necessity of a signed application.
Remainder Beneficiary - The person(s) entitled to an annuity's principal, possibly including income that has been accumulated and added to the principal, after the death of the annuitant.
Remainder Interest --- Interest in property over and above life estate holder's share.
Renter --- An individual who pays for separate living quarters.
Replacement of Benefits --- Duplicate benefits issued by the county.
Representative---"Representative" means a person who is acting on behalf of the client.
Reserve --- Cash or its equivalent (liquid assets) and/or real or personal property (non-liquid assets) that are currently available to members of the budget unit.
Residence --- Requirement that a/r’s be living in North Carolina voluntarily with the intent to remain in the state.
Restored Benefits --- Benefits paid to recipients who did not receive them due to an administrative error or change in regulations.
Resulting Trust --- A verbal or written agreement between two or more parties specifying the ownership of an asset.
Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance (RSDI) --- A program administered under Title II of the Social Security Act through the Social Security Administration which pays benefits to persons who have contributed enough quarters to the Social Security System, or who are the dependents of one who has contributed to the system, when they are aged or retired, are a surviving spouse or dependent child, or are disabled. NOTE: An individual receiving RSDI as a retired person is not eligible under M-AD, unless he is actually receiving disability and switches to early retirement benefits at age 62.
Retroactive Period --- The period of 1, 2, or 3 months immediately prior to the month of the Medicaid or WFFA application and in which there is a medical need. (No retro coverage for MQB- Q.) For SSI Medicaid the retro period is 1,2, or 3 months immediately prior to the date of the SSI application.