Section 22-B3399. DEFINITIONS

 

3399.1When used in this Chapter on or after June 1, 2006, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:

 

Available resources - resources for which the applicant has both legal authority and actual ability to use for self-support (i.e., the resources are "available").

 

Countable income - sources and types of income as defined by the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program as modified by the provisions of Supplement 8b to Attachment 2.6-A of the District's Medicaid State Plan.

 

Countable resources - sources and types of resources as defined by the Social Security Administration's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program as modified by the provisions of Supplement 8a to Attachment 2.6-A of the District's Medicaid State Plan. An applicant's primary residence and primary vehicle are excluded under this definition. The terms "resources" and "assets" are synonymous.

 

D.C. HealthCare Alliance (Alliance) - the program for comprehensive, community-centered health care and medical services established pursuant to Contract No. DCFRA #-00-C-039 (or any related or subsequent contract) and the Health Care Privatization Amendment Act of 2001, effective July 12, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-18; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1401 et seq.).

 

District - the Government of the District of Columbia and the term "District government" used in the regulations enacted by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority and published at 48 D.C. Register 9140.

 

Health Care Safety Net Administration (HCSNA) - the administration within the Department of Health that administers and monitors compliance with any contract made pursuant to the Health Care Privatization Amendment Act of 2001, effective July 12, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-18; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1401 et seq.).

 

Homeless person - an individual lacking a fixed night-time address.

 

Household - an assistance unit that consists of either one person or several people who live together and whose needs, assets, and income are combined to determine eligibility. Inclusion in the assistance unit is governed by the Medicaid rules at 42 C.F.R. Part 435 Subpart A and related provisions of Titles IV, XVI, and XXI of the Social Security Act of 1935, 42 U.S.C. §§ 601 to 698b, 1381 to 1397jj, and 1396 to 1396u-3 (2005).

 

Federal Poverty Level - the income level, which varies by household size, under which families in the continental United States are formally considered to be in poverty. The Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publishes a revised poverty level each year in the Federal Register.

 

Income Maintenance Administration (IMA) - the Administration within the Department of Human Services (DHS) that determines eligibility for Medicaid/Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Interim Disability Assistance (IDA), General Assistance for Children (GC), Refugee Assistance, and Burial Assistance.

 

Medicaid - a federally funded program that pays for medical care and health services for certain low-income persons. The program was established by and funded pursuant Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social Security Act of 1935,42 U.S.C. §§ 1396 to 1396u-3 (2005).

 

Medical Assistance program - a locally funded program that pays for medical care and health services for certain low-income persons who are ineligible for the federally funded Medicaid program. The Medical Assistance program includes the Immigrant Children's Program; it also includes the D.C. HealthCare Alliance program (except for the School Health Program and the medical care program for persons in custody of the Department of Correction and the Metropolitan Police Department).

 

Resident - a person who is presently living in the District of Columbia voluntarily and not for a temporary purpose and has no current intention of moving out of the District of Columbia.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 9140 (October 5, 2001); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 4135 (May 19, 2006).