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9 Appendix 3300 Change #5-2016 October 1, 2016 Right of Recovery The responsibility of an individual, institution, corporation, or public or private agency to pay for all or part of medical costs of an applicant/recipient.

Roomer A person who lives in a house and pays a set amount for a room only.

Security Deposit Money deposited by a tenant with a landlord as security against the terms of the lease and any damage to the property.

Self Supporting Maintaining one’s self without financial assistance from others.

Specialty Hospitals Hospitals providing designated special services.

Specified Person An individual who is age 60 or over; receives SSI benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability or blindness payments under Titles I, II, XIV, XVI of the Social Security Act (such persons include those who have been certified but whose initial payments have not yet been received, or whose checks are entirely recouped to repay a prior overpayment); receives a VA disability payment for a 100% service connected disability; or is a disabled surviving spouse or child of a Veteran.

Specified Relative A relative with whom a child lives who provides care and supervision of the child.

Spouse An individual who is married to another person , or for Food and Nutrition Services purposes, an individual who is of the opposite sex or to the same sex; if the couple is lawfully married under state law, regardless of the individual's domicile, and such a marriage between individuals of the same sex.

Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) A fixed Food and Nutrition Services deduction for utilities when the household incurs a heating or cooling expense which is billed separately from rent or mortgage payments.

Step parent The person who has married a child’s natural parent.

Stocks Certificates of ownership of shares of a corporation entitling the holder to dividends and other rights of ownership.

Subsidized Housing A federal subsidy to assist with shelter and utility expenses.

Supplemental Issuance Additional benefits issued during the same month as current benefits are issued.

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) A cash payment program administered by the Social Security Administration for low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons.

Support Payments Money paid by an absent parent.

Suspected Fraud Basis for belief that an intentional misrepresentation may have occurred.

Tax Value The latest tax value of property assessed by the county tax office.

Telephone Utility Allowance (TUA) Fixed Food and Nutrition Services deduction if the only utility expense incurred is for a telephone.

Temporary Resident Status One-year period for which an alien has lawfully been granted the privilege of residing in the United States. The temporary status may be removed after one year when the Immigration Office rules favorably or unfavorably on granting permanent resident status to the alien.

Tentative Decision A preliminary decision.

Termination The ending of specific benefits.