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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary
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Acronyms, Forms, and Glossary
Term Definition Chapter (s) Group Health Plan An employee welfare benefit plan that provides medical care and services to employees or their dependents, as defined under the plan, directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise. Can be public or private. 22 Group Living Facility (GLF) For its residents to qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the GLF must: • House no more than 16 residents; • Be a public or private non-profit group home; and, • Be certified by the State under Chapter 1616e of the Social Security Act or be certified under standards comparable to Chapter 1616e as implemented by the appropriate West Virginia State agency and approved by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 3, 16 Health Insurance Coverage Benefits consisting of medical care, provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise, and including items and services paid for as medical care under any hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract, or health maintenance organization (HMO) contract, offered by a health insurance issuer. 22 Homeless (EA eligible) Homeless transients for which transportation arrangements to their communities are incomplete; or applicants rendered homeless because their living quarters have been destroyed. 20 Homeless Individual A homeless individual is an adult or child who lacks a fixed or regular nighttime residence, or a person whose primary nighttime residence is one of the following: • A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary accommodations, such as a congregate shelter; • A halfway house or similar institution that provides temporary residence for persons who might otherwise be institutionalized; • A temporary accommodation in the residence of another individual. Homeless is defined in this manner for up to a 90- day period. When the homeless individual(s) moves from one residence to another, a new 90- day period begins. A 90-day period in one residence continues when there is a break in participation; or • A place not designed for, or ordinarily used, as a regular 3, 16