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Page 5 of 6 § 10:69-1.5 Definitions "Reapplication" means a written request for AFDC-related Medicaid by an individual who has previously applied for, but never received, AFDC-related Medicaid under that program in any county in the State. "Recovery" means the process whereby the CSSA seeks the repayment of AFDC-related Medicaid improperly or properly obtained. "Redetermination of eligibility" means investigation of all facts and circumstances relating to the beneficiary's application for continuation of AFDC-related Medicaid. "Referral" means a request from an agency, institution, or individual on behalf of another individual who is interested in applying for AFDC-related Medicaid; or a request from the CSSA to another agency. "Registration" means the action of the CSSA in creating an official record of and assigning a control number to an application. "Rejected application" means an inclusive term covering applications which have been denied, dismissed, or withdrawn. "Release without discharge" means an arrangement under which a patient in an institution is, for a special purpose, permitted to reside outside the institution, and includes extended visit and convalescent leave. "Reopened application" means a written request for Medicaid by an individual who has previously received AFDC-related Medicaid under that program in any county in the State. "Request for local administrative review" means any clear expression (oral or written, by letter or otherwise) by a client or his or her authorized representative that he or she wishes to present his or her case in a proceeding before the CSSA director or his or her delegated representative. This is not to be confused with a request for a fair hearing. "Resident" means a person who is living in the State for other than a temporary purpose and who has no intention of moving from the State. "Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI)" means the Federal program administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) which provides protection to workers and their families against loss or stoppage of earnings resulting from retirement at age 62 or older, death or disability. "Return to state of origin" designates the desire of a family who has resided in New Jersey for a relatively short period to return to the state from which it came. "RSDI" means Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance. "Secondary school" means a traditional academic high school or a vocational/technical school of corresponding grade level, up to 12th grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university. "Social Security payment" means RSDI benefit. "Sponsoring adult" means an individual 18 or older, including the applicant or the adult with whom the applicant resides, who may assist in making an application for presumptive eligibility. This definition is used for the application presumptive eligibility only (see N.J.A.C. 10:69-12). "Spouse" means a husband or wife of a specified individual. "SSA" means the Social Security Administration. "SSI" means the Federal Supplemental Security Income Program, including State supplemental payments administered through this program for aged, blind or disabled of any age. "State institution" means any institutional facility for the mentally ill or retarded, penal institution or veteran's hospital under the jurisdiction of the State of New Jersey. "Total income" means the sum of all recognized income of the eligible unit, including unearned and calculated earned income. "Transfer application" means a request for AFDC-related Medicaid for an individual who is presently receiving AFDC-related Medicaid under the same program in another county within the State.