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Application - the formal request in writing, by phone or electronically, as determined by regulation to apply for medical assistance. Application Date - the date a properly signed application is received. Assets - all items owned by an individual that have a monetary value. Assignment - the legal transfer of an individual's rights to benefits to the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services. This includes child/spousal and third-party liability (TPL). Assistance Unit - a group of individuals whose income, resources and needs are considered as a unit for the purpose of determining eligibility. Tax-filer - Rules associated to the household that determine the assistance unit members based on tax filing status of the members. Non-Filer - Rules associated to the household that determine the assistance unit members based on relationship. Authorized Representative (AR) – a person or organization acting responsibly for a customer in the various aspects of the application and redetermination process. Bendex (Beneficiary Data Exchange) - a computer match from Social Security Administration (SSA) giving Social Security and Medicare information on DWSS customers. Beneficiary - an individual who has been determined eligible and is currently receiving Medicaid. Benefit Month - any month for which eligibility has been determined. Budget (Income) Month - the calendar month from which income and household composition are used to determine eligibility. Budgeting - a procedure used to determine eligibility based on a calculation of income and circumstances which exists, or are expected to exist, in the month benefits are authorized. Capital Gain - financial profit from the sale or transfer of capital assets. Caretaker Relative - relative of a dependent child by blood, adoption, or marriage with whom the child is living, who assumes primary responsibility for the child's care and who is one of the following— 1. The child's father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, or niece. 2. The spouse of such parent or relative, even after the marriage is terminated by death or divorce. 3. Another relative of the child based on blood (including those of half-blood), adoption, or marriage; the domestic partner of the parent or other caretaker relative. Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Medical Assistance Manual DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS MTL 10/24 Nov 24 DEFINITIONS AND USE OF TERMS A-200