Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of › Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM › Section 16.03.04.010 - DEFINITIONS A THROUGH D

Current through August 31, 2023
For the Food Stamp Program, the following definitions apply:
				(3-17-22)
01.
Adequate
			 Notice
. Notice a household must receive on or before the first day of
			 the month an action by the Department is effective. (3-17-22)
02.
Administrative Error Claim
.
			 A claim resulting from an overissuance caused by the Department's action or
			 failure to act. (3-17-22)
03.
Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled (AABD)
. Cash, excluding
			 in-kind assistance, financed by federal, state or local government and provided
			 to cover living expenses or other basic needs. (3-17-22)
04.
Applicant
. A person applying
			 for Food Stamps. (3-17-22)
05.
Application for Participation
. The application form filed by the
			 head of the household or authorized representative. (3-17-22)
06.
Application for
			 Recertification
. When a household applies for recertification within
			 thirty (30) days of the end of the certification period, it is considered an
			 application for recertification even if a partial month of benefits is
			 received. (3-17-22)
07.
Authorized Representative
. A person designated by the household to act
			 on behalf of the household to apply for or receive and use Food Stamps.
			 Authorized representatives include private nonprofit organizations or
			 institutions conducting a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and
			 rehabilitation center acting for center residents. Authorized representatives
			 include group living arrangement centers acting for center residents.
			 Authorized representatives include battered women's and children's shelters
			 acting for the shelters' residents. Homeless meal providers may not be
			 authorized representatives for homeless Food Stamp recipients.
			 (3-17-22)
08.
Battered Women
			 and Children's Shelter
. A shelter for battered women and children which
			 is a public or private nonprofit residential facility. If the facility serves
			 others, a portion of the facility must be set aside on a long-term basis to
			 serve only battered women and children. (3-17-22)
09.
Boarder
. Any person or group
			 to whom a household, other than a commercial boarding house, furnishes meals
			 and lodging in exchange for an amount equal to or greater than the thrifty food
			 plan. Children, parents and spouses in a household must not be treated as
			 boarders. (3-17-22)
10.
Boarding House
. A licensed commercial enterprise offering meals
			 and lodging for payment to make a profit. (3-17-22)
11.
Broad Based Categorical
			 Eligibility
. If a participant meets the eligibility requirements found
			 in 7 CFR Section
			 273.2(j)(2) as well as all
			 other Food Stamp eligibility criteria, then the participant is eligible for
			 Food Stamps. Participants who are eligible under this definition are also
			 subject to resource, gross, and net income eligibility standards.
			 (3-17-22)
12.
Categorical
			 Eligibility
. If all household members receive or are authorized to
			 receive monthly cash payment through TAFI, AABD or SSI, the household is
			 categorically eligible. Categorically eligible households are exempt from
			 resource, gross and net income eligibility standards. (3-17-22)
13.
Certification Period
. The
			 period of time a household is certified to receive Food Stamp benefits. The
			 month of application counts as the first month of certification.
			 (3-17-22)
14.
Contact
			 (Six-Month)
. A six-month contact is a recertification that waives the
			 interview requirement, allowing for written contact and verification of the
			 participant's circumstances in lieu of the interview. (3-17-22)
15.
Claim Determination
. The
			 action taken by the Department establishing the household's liability for
			 repayment when an overissuance of Food Stamps occurs. (3-17-22)
16.
Client
. A person entitled to
			 or receiving Food Stamps. (3-17-22)
17.
Department
. The Idaho
			 Department of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)
18.
Disqualified Household
			 Members
. Individuals required to be excluded from participation in the
			 Food Stamp Program are Disqualified Household Members. These include: (3-17-22)
a. Ineligible legal non-citizen who do not
			 meet the citizenship or eligible legal non-citizen requirements.
			 (3-17-22)
b. Individuals awaiting
			 proof of citizenship when citizenship is questionable. (3-17-22)
c. Individuals disqualified for failure or
			 refusal to provide a Social Security Number (SSN). (3-17-22)
d. Individuals disqualified for Intentional
			 Program Violation (IPV). (3-17-22)
e. Individuals disqualified for receiving
			 three (3) months of Food Stamps in a three (3) year period in which they did
			 not meet the work requirement for able-bodied adults without dependent
			 children. (3-17-22)
f. Individuals
			 disqualified as a fugitive felon or probation or parole violator.
			 (3-17-22)
g. Individuals
			 disqualified for a voluntary quit or reduction of hours of work to less than
			 thirty (30) hours per week. (3-17-22)
h. Individuals disqualified for failure to
			 cooperate in establishing paternity and obtaining support for a child under
			 eighteen (18). (3-17-22)
i.
			 Individuals convicted under federal or state law of any offense classified as a
			 felony involving the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance
			 when they do not comply with the terms of a withheld judgment, probation, or
			 parole. The felony must have occurred after August 22, 1996.
			 (3-17-22)