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GLOSSARY

(MRG) request of the individual or the individual’s spouse; or by a court or administrative body with legal authority to act in place of or on behalf of the individual or the individual’s spouse or at the direction or upon the request of the individual or the individual’s spouse.

ASSET PROTECTION – The total asset protection or dollar-for-dollar protection from Medicaid resource spenddown requirements available under the Medicaid Extended Coverage feature of Partnership plans. NOTE: When the term “asset” is used by the Partnership (e.g., in promotional materials, e-learning, etc.) it only includes a resource. It does not include income.

ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAM (ALP) - Program that serves individuals who are medically eligible for nursing home placement, yet who are not in need of the highly structured, medicalized environment of a nursing facility and whose needs could be met in a less restrictive and lower cost residential setting.

BATTERED - The term “battered” applies to an individual based on the fact that s/he was battered, abused or subjected to extreme cruelty, in the U.S., by a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or parent and who has an approved or pending petition/application (I-130, I-360) with USCIS that has been granted, or has been found prima facie eligible for relief under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-322) and/or has credible proof of abuse/battery.

BLIND – “Blind” has the same definition given to such term in Section 1614 (a) (2) of the Social Security Act.

BLINDNESS - The total lack of vision or residual vision being no better than 20/200 or less in the better eye with a corrective lens or restriction of the visual fields or other factors which affect the usefulness of vision.

BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER – The Breast and/or Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP), now a part of the Medicaid Cancer Treatment Program (MCTP), provides full Medicaid coverage to individuals who meet the established criteria to qualify for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) screening under the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).

BUDGETING - The process which is used to determine the value of a client’s income and as appropriate, resources and whether or not they are below the allowable exemption levels.

BURIAL TRUSTS - Irrevocable pre-need funeral agreements with a funeral director or other entity to meet the expenses associated with burial for Medicaid applicants/recipients and certain family members of the A/R. The agreement can include burial spaces as well as the services of the funeral director. Burial spaces are conventional gravesites, crypts, vaults, mausoleums, caskets, urns or other repositories which are customarily and traditionally used for the remains of the deceased persons, plus the cost of opening and closing a grave.