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Page 2 of 6 § 10:69-1.5 Definitions "Carnegie unit" means the credit given for the successful completion of one year's study in one subject in a secondary school. Four Carnegie units per year represents full time attendance. "Case record" means the official file of forms, chronological narrative, correspondence, and other documents pertinent to the application and eligibility of client case record. It constitutes a complete record which supports the decisions and actions of the CSSA on a case. "Categorical program" means a program established by the Federal Social Security Act for the purpose of enabling a state to furnish assistance to financially eligible individuals or families who meet specific eligibility requirements. "Child born of unmarried parents" means a child born to a mother who is not married to the father of such child. "Child of eligible age" means a child up to the age of 18 or a child up to the age of 19 if a full-time student in a secondary school, or in the equivalent level of vocational or technical training and reasonably expected to complete the program before reaching age 19. "Client" means an all inclusive term including an applicant or beneficiary of Medicaid. "Collateral investigations" means contacts with individuals other than members of the applicant's immediate household made with the knowledge and consent of the applicant(s). "County residence" relates only to identification of the CSSA charged by law with responsibility for the official receipt, registration, and processing of applications, and is not an eligibility requirement and does not limit the opportunity for any person residing in New Jersey to qualify for Medicaid. "County social service agency (CSSA)" means that agency of county government, that is charged with the responsibility for determining eligibility for public assistance programs, including AFDC-related Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid and/or NJ FamilyCare. Depending on the county, the CSSA might be identified as the board of social services, the welfare board, the division of welfare, or the division of social services. "CSP" means Child Support and Paternity Program. "CSSA director" means the county social service agency director or staff member to whom he or she has delegated a specified responsibility. "DCP&P" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency within DCF. This Division was formerly known as DYFS. "DDD" means the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services. "Denied application" means a determination that, for a specific reason, the applicant is ineligible for AFDC-related Medicaid. "Department of Children and Families (DCF)" means the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. "Department of Human Services (DHS)" means the New Jersey Department of Human Services. "Dependent child" means an eligible child, living in New Jersey with a parent or other enumerated relative. "Deprivation" means where death, incapacity or continued absence of one or both natural or adoptive parents causes the loss of parental support. "Desertion" denotes a willful abandonment of duty in violation of a legal obligation; failure to provide support and maintenance or to perform other duties owed to the family members, thus depriving them of care. "DFD" means the Division of Family Development in the Department of Human Services. "Dismissed application" means recognition that eligibility need not be considered further because the applicant moved to another state during the application process or cannot be located, or the application was registered in error.