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83 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Oregon Programs Eligibility Notebook • Section 4: Glossary and acronyms (07/2026) Term insurance A term life insurance policy is the simplest, purest form of life insurance: You pay a premium for a period of time – typically between 10 and 30 years – and if you die during that time a cash benefit is paid to your family (or anyone else you name as your beneficiary). Term life insurance does not accrue a cash surrender value like whole life insurance. Timely continuing benefit decision notice Informs the participant of the right to continued benefits and is mailed no later than ten calendar days prior to the effective date of the change, except for individuals in the Address Confidentiality Program, for whom it shall be mailed no later than 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of the change. Commonly known as the 10 day notice. Title IV-E Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 671-679b). Title IV-E subsidized guardianship payments Ongoing financial assistance to eligible children who exit the child welfare system into the permanent care of a legal guardian. TOA Type of Assistance Program code within ONE to identify a specific type of assistance for an individual or household program (SNAP, cash, ERDC, or medical). TPL Third party liability Third Party Liability is the legal obligation of a third party to pay part or all of the medical costs. All available third-party resources must pay all claims that they are legally obligated to before the state Medicaid program can pay for the care of an individual. TRACS Transition Referral And Client Self- Sufficiency TRACS is the SSP case management system for families receiving case management services via the SSP cash programs (TANF, TA-DVS and Refugee), and SNAP Employment and Training services. UC Unemployment compensation Acronym used to represent weekly unemployment compensation payments to an individual. UIB Unemployment insurance benefit Benefits given to unemployed individuals through the Oregon Employment Department. Unqualified non- citizen Unqualified non-citizens are individuals who may be admitted lawfully into the United States but do not have immigrant status, i.e., they may stay here for a specific period of time but cannot stay in the country for longer than their travel visa allows them. Foreign students, tourists, diplomats, performers, artists, entertainers, certain private company employers, etc., are included in this category. USCIS United States Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS is a federal agency that regulates citizenship, employment in the U.S., humanitarian programs, adoptions, and lawful immigration into the U.S.