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GLOSSARY

(MRG)

EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM (ESGP) – The purpose of the ESGP is to help improve the quality and quantity of emergency shelters for the homeless, help meet the cost of operating such shelters, provide essential social services to the homeless and avoid an initial occurrence of homelessness through the provision of preventive services.

ENFORCEMENT – Obtaining payment of a child support or medical support obligation through administrative or judicial means.

ESTATE - (1) all of a decedent's real and personal property and other assets passing under the terms of a valid will or by intestacy; and (2) any other real and personal property and other assets in which the decedent had any legal title or interest at the time of death, including such assets conveyed to a survivor, heir, or assign of the decedent through joint tenancy, tenancy in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust or other arrangement, to the extent of the decedent's interest in the property immediately prior to death.

EXCESS (SURPLUS) RESOURCES - Available resources that are in excess of the resource exemption level.

EXPECTED TO REMAIN - Available medical evidence/documentation indicates a reasonable expectation that a person will remain in an institution/facility, receive home and community-based waiver services or a combination of institutional and community-based waiver services for at least 30 consecutive days, even though the person may not actually receive such services for at least 30 days.

FAIR HEARING – Fair Hearing means a formal procedure provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings, upon a request made by an applicant or recipient, to determine whether an action taken or failure to act by a local district was correct.

FAIR MARKET VALUE – “Fair market value” (FMV) means the estimate of the value of an asst if sold at the prevailing price at the time it was actually transferred. Fair market value of real property or other assets may be established by mean of an appraisal by a real estate broker or other qualified dealer or appraiser.

FAMILY HEALTH PLUS (FHPlus or FHP) – FHPlus provides a comprehensive health insurance to low-income adults who have income or assets above the current Medicaid levels, and who do not have other health insurance coverage.

FAMILY HEALTH PLUS PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FHP-PAP) - This program is available to A/Rs who have access to cost-effective employer sponsored health insurance and who are otherwise eligible for Family Health Plus. Such individual’s have health services available to them including: payment of the recipient’s share of the premium, co-insurance, any deductible amount and the cost- sharing obligations for the A/R’s employer-sponsored health insurance that exceed the amount of the person’s FHPlus co-payment obligations.