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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services

Definitions 415-05-05 (Revised 10/1/2023 ML #3750) View Archives

Authorization Dates These are the dates between which you want the client to receive services from a vendor. (Example: Jane applies in the middle of December and is eligible back to October 1. She paid the October and November bills, but not for December. You would reimburse her for the October and November bills and start the authorization period from December 1.) (See also 415-30-20)

Disabled This term includes all individuals who have a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, have a record of such impairment, or are regarded as having such an impairment.

Elderly This term includes all individuals who are 60 years of age or over. (This definition applies to all references in this manual to individuals who are "over 60.")

Emergency Home Energy Assistance (Energy Crisis Intervention and Prevention) This term means home energy assistance to low income households necessitated by: a. Weather related supply shortage, and/or other household energy related emergencies; b. The household's inability or potential inability to secure home energy for financial or other reason; c. Age and/or health factors that require the use of extra home energy; d. The maintenance and safety of the home energy system; or e. A combination of the above factors.