Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 14 - PRACTICE IN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS › Subpart A - ASSISTANCE APPEAL › Section 14.5 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Administrative Disqualification Hearing" means a hearing
				  conducted pursuant to
				  7 CFR
				  273.16 regarding alleged intentional program
				  violations of the Food Stamp Program.
"Appeal" or "Fair Hearing" means the contesting of an action
				  taken by the Department by an applicant or recipient of Public Assistance
				  services. Such action may include but is not limited to the following: refusal
				  to accept an individual's application; failure to act on the application;
				  denial of an application; a decision to reduce, suspend or terminate, or change
				  the amount of assistance; failure of the Department to take appropriate action
				  on the individual's request; a decision affecting the basis for issuances of
				  food stamps; and any issues of Department policy that, when applied, aggrieve
				  the individual.
"Appellant" means the individual or his/her authorized
				  representative who has applied for, received, or been denied financial
				  assistance, medical assistance or food stamps and is appealing an action or
				  inaction of the Department. All references to appellant include any authorized
				  representative.
"Business Day" means any day that the offices of the State of
				  Illinois are open for business. This would exclude Saturdays, Sundays and State
				  holidays.
"Day" means a calendar day unless otherwise specified.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Human
				  Services.
"Filed" - a document shall be considered filed on the date it
				  is postmarked, if mailed, or on the business day the action is received by the
				  Department if it is delivered by hand, phone or fax. Contact in person or by
				  phone or fax shall be considered filed on a business day, if it is received
				  prior to the close of business, 5:00 pm, on that date. If receipt is after 5:00
				  pm, the action shall be deemed filed on the next business day.
"Hearing Officer" means the individual authorized by the
				  Secretary to preside at the hearing.
"Notice" means written correspondence sent by the Department
				  to an individual to inform the individual of actions taken by the Department.
				  (See 89 Ill. Adm. Code
				  102.70.)
"Party" means the Department or person or agency named or
				  admitted as a party or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted
				  as a party [5 ILCS 100/1-55 ]
				  or the appellant.
"Public Aid Committee" means the committee of local
				  government that consists of the membership as spelled out in Section 11-8 of
				  the Public Aid Code [305 ILCS
				  5/11-8 ] to hear appeals of applicants or recipients
				  of General Assistance as governed by Article VI of the Public Aid Code [305
				  ILCS 5 /Art. VI].
"Public Assistance" means the provision of various programs
				  of financial and medical assistance, including the following:
"AABD" - Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled financial
				  assistance and medical assistance available to individuals who have been
				  determined to be aged, blind or disabled as defined by the Social Security
				  Administration. (See 89 Ill. Adm. Code 113.)
"Child Care" - Public Assistance to pay for the child care of
				  eligible families under qualified circumstances.
"Financial Assistance" - Public Assistance paid in the form
				  of a cash benefit to a recipient for income maintenance needs.
"Food Stamps" - Increased food purchasing benefits assistance
				  to eligible recipients. (See 89 Ill. Adm. Code 121.)
"General Assistance" - Financial and medical assistance
				  available to eligible needy families or individuals who are ineligible to
				  receive assistance through a categorical assistance program. (See 89 Ill. Adm.
				  Code 114.)
"KidCare" - Assistance in providing health insurance coverage
				  to eligible children, under age 19, and pregnant women.
"Refugee Resettlement Program" - Assistance for refugees from
				  any country.
"Repatriate Program" - Assistance for United States citizens
				  and their dependents returned from a foreign country by the U.S. State
				  Department.
"Medical Assistance Grant" (MAG) - Medical assistance paid on
				  behalf of a recipient of financial assistance.
"Medical Assistance No Grant-cases" (MANG) - Medical
				  assistance paid on behalf of a recipient of categorical assistance who is not
				  receiving financial assistance. This assistance includes:
MANG(AABD) - Medical assistance available to individuals who
				  have sufficient income and assets to meet all maintenance needs other than
				  medical care and who are receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits or who
				  are determined to be aged, blind or disabled by the Department of Human
				  Service; and
MANG(C) - Medical assistance to needy families with children
				  is available to families with one or more children who would qualify for TANF
				  on the basis of non-financial eligibility factors but have sufficient income
				  and assets to meet all maintenance needs other than medical care.
"Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)" - Financial
				  and medical assistance available to eligible families with one or more
				  dependent children. (See 89 Ill. Adm. Code 112.)
"Representative" means an attorney or other individual
				  authorized by the appellant to act on the appellant's behalf in the proceedings
				  contained in this Part. The authorization shall be in writing and specify the
				  scope of the representative's authority.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
				  Human Services.