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GLOSSARY

(MRG) FOOD STAMPS (FS) – A federally mandated program with the purpose of reducing hunger and malnutrition by supplementing the food purchasing power of eligible low income individuals.

FULL FAITH AND CREDIT – Doctrine under which a State must honor an order or judgment entered in another State.

GARNISHMENT - A notice, issued through legal action, ordering attachment of personal property or income to guarantee payment of a debt.

GOOD CAUSE – An acceptable reason given by a client for refusing to cooperate in establishing paternity or establishing and enforcing child support.

GRANT DIVERSION – The use of funds that would otherwise be used to provide a welfare grant to a household to pay an employer for hiring the public assistance recipient. Grant Diversion is one method of funding a subsidized employment position (See definition of Subsidized Employment).

GUARDIAN – An individual vested with the legal authority, and charged with the duty, of taking care of the person and/or managing the property and financial affairs and rights of another person who is considered incapable of administering his or her own affairs.

HEARING – A court proceeding during which the facts of a case are heard and a decision regarding the case can be made.

HEARING EXAMINER – An attorney employed by the local Family Court who can hear and make decisions in child support cases.

HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED WAIVER SERVICES - Services provided pursuant to a waiver under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act. New York State has obtained several such waivers: • Long Term Home Health Care Program; • Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver; • Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver; • Office of Mental Health (OMH) Home and Community Based Services Waiver (HCBS) For Children and Adolescents With Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED); and • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver.

Under these waivers, specialized services may be provided, in addition to the regular State Plan services. The general intent is to avoid institutionalization.

HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HEAP) – A DTA federally funded program that provides emergency and non-emergency energy assistance.