Definitions A

(a) “Adoptive parent” means, for the purposes of deprivation of support or care, an individual who has legally adopted a child and has therefore assumed the same parental rights and responsibilities for such child as a biological parent.

(b) “Adult” means any individual age 18 or older, except as modified by various program policies.

(c) “Adult category” means the medical assistance program under old age assistance (OAA), medical assistance for employed adults with disabilities (MEAD), medical assistance for employed older adults with disabilities (MOAD), aid to the needy blind (ANB), and aid to the permanently and totally disabled (APTD).

(d) “Advance notice” means a written decision which is generated by the department and provided to a casehead prior to a negative change in benefits.

(e) “Advance notice period (ANP)” means the period of time from the date a notice of decision denying, decreasing, or terminating benefits is generated to a casehead to the date the change takes effect.

(f) “Aid and attendance” means a veterans affairs allowance.

(g) “Aid to the needy blind (ANB)” means the medical assistance program as described in RSA 167:6, IV.

(h) “Aid to the permanently and totally disabled (APTD)” means the medical assistance program as described in RSA 167:6, VI.

( i ) “Alimony” means payments for maintenance and care made to and on behalf of a former or estranged spouse.

(j) “Allowable deduction” means an amount subtracted from case income which represents an expense that is or was paid by an assistance group (AG) member or other person whose income is counted in the determination of eligibility.

(k) “Annuity” means any monetary source of fixed or periodic payments, either for life or for a term of years.

(l) “Applicant” means a person on whose behalf an application for assistance is being made for any of the NH department of health and human services (department) programs.

(m) “Applicant spouse” means the spouse of an OAA, ANB, MEAD, MOAD, or APTD individual who lives with the OAA, ANB, MEAD, MOAD, or APTD individual in an independent living arrangement and is also applying for or receiving OAA, ANB, MEAD, MOAD, or APTD medical assistance.

(n) “Application” means a formal request for assistance or services pursuant to RSA 167:8, which is signed and dated by an individual or authorized representative (AR).

(o) “Assets” means all income and resources of a medical assistance applicant or recipient and the applicant or recipient’s spouse.

(p) “Assistance group (AG)” means the individuals living together with or without benefit of a dwelling pursuant to He-W 830.01(a), whose needs, income, and resources are considered and combined together when determining eligibility or the level of benefits for medical assistance.

(q) “Asylee” means a non-citizen that has been granted political asylum by the U.S. Attorney General.

(r) “Authorized representative (AR)” means an individual acting on behalf of the casehead in some or all of the aspects of initial and continuing eligibility.

(s) “Available income” means all income which is regular and recurring and income which is treated as available for use regardless of actual receipt.

Source. #13836, eff 12-28-23