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GLOSSARY

(MRG) blind or certified disabled; (3) not pregnant; and (4) not caretaker relatives of children under age 21.

SPECIAL NON-IMMIGRANT - Some categories of “special” non-immigrant statuses allow the status (visa) holder to work in the United States and eventually adjust to lawful permanent residence status. These categories allow the individual to apply for adjustment to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) status after he or she has had the non-immigrant status for a period of time.

SPENDDOWN - The use of medical expenses to reduce available net income and as appropriate, resources in excess of the medically needy income/resource levels. Spenddown is only available to A/Rs whose eligibility is determined under the NYS medically needy income/resources levels. The A/R must submit paid or incurred bills equal to or greater than the amount of any excess. The A/R may also pay the amount of the excess income to the local district (Pay-In).

SPOUSE - A person married to an A/R (not a common law relationship). This includes married persons who are separated, but not divorced. This definition also applies to individuals of the same sex who are married.

SSI-RELATED - A medically needy Medicaid category for the aged, certified blind or certified disabled.

STATE INCOME STANDARDS - The State Income Standards are the standards used in determining the financial eligibility of families for childcare services. The State Income Standards are established each year using the federal poverty level for family size of four as a base, adjusted by family size scale.

STATE PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE (SPLS) - A service operated by the State Child Support Enforcement Agencies to locate non-custodial parents to establish paternity, and establish and enforce child support obligations.

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS - The period during which someone can be held liable for an action or a debt - statutes of limitations for collecting child support vary from State to State.

STAY - An order by a court that suspends all or some of the proceedings in a case.

STEPPARENT - A person who is not a child’s birth or adoptive parent, but is married to the child’s birth or adoptive parent.

SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT - Subsidized employment occurs when an employer receives a subsidy in exchange for hiring a public assistance recipient. The subsidy payment may offset the employer’s costs of providing wages, fringe benefits or training or for other purposes. Funds used to subsidize a position may include welfare funds, such as those made available through grant diversion, or other funding sources. Subsidized employment is a public assistance work activity. (See definition of Grant Diversion)