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GLOSSARY

(MRG) MINIMUM MONTHLY MAINTENANCE NEEDS ALLOWANCE (MMMNA) - An amount equal to $1,500 (effective October 1, 1989) as increased annually by the same percentage as the percentage increase in the federal Consumer Price Index. (See REFERENCE MINIMUM MONTHLY MAINTENANCE NEEDS ALLOWANCE for the current MMMNA dollar amount.)

MODIFICATION PETITION - A formal written application to a court requesting a change in an existing child support order.

MONEY JUDGMENT - A court order requiring a non-custodial parent to pay a sum of child support to the custodial parent or to the LDSS.

MORTGAGE - A pledge of a particular property for the payment of a debt or the performance of some other obligation within a prescribed time period.

NYS PARTNERSHIP PLAN - New York State has been granted a time-limited waiver pursuant to Section 1115 of the Social Security Act that provides federal matching funds for most eligibles, regardless of the category under which they receive Medicaid.

NATIVE AMERICAN BORN IN CANADA - A Native American born in Canada may freely enter and reside in the United States and is considered to be lawfully admitted for permanent residence if he or she is of at least one-half Native American Indian blood. As such, he or she is a qualified immigrant. This does not include a non- citizen spouse or child of such Native American or a non-citizen whose membership in a Native American Indian tribe or family is created by adoption, unless such person is at least 50 percent Native American Indian blood.

NEW YORK STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR LONG-TERM CARE (NYSPLTC) – Long-term care insurance policies which are approved under the Partnership program by the New York State Insurance Department. The NYSPLTC program combines private long-term care insurance and Medicaid Extended Coverage to assist New Yorkers in covering the cost of long-term care. The Partnership requires that participating insurers provide benefit coverage, operational activities, and oversight that may not be applicable to long-term care insurance products sold outside the Partnership Qualified Partnership policyholders have their Medicaid Extended Coverage eligibility determined based on income while all or a portion of their resources are exempt., depending on the type of plan purchased. Consumers who own long-term care insurance policies that are not Partnership-approved policies do not have their resources exempted in a Medicaid eligibility determination. Partnership policies can be identified by the Partnership logo which appears on all materials related to the Partnership program.

NON-ASSIGNABLE – “Non-assignable” is a term that applies to a plan, annuity, or other arrangement (whether qualified or not qualified under Part I of Subchapter D of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code) that qualifies for the marital deduction but for Section 2056 (d) (1) (A), and does not allow the policyholder to assign or transfer the policy to a third party.