Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 469 - ASSISTANCE TO THE AGED, BLIND, OR DISABLED PROGRAM › Chapter 1 - GENERAL BACKGROUND › Section 469-1-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following definitions apply:
002.01
ASSISTANCE TO THE AGED,
				BLIND, OR DISABLED PAYMENT.
The financial assistance payment
				portion of the Assistance to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Program.
002.02
ADEQUATE
				NOTICE.
A notice of the case action, which includes a statement of
				what action is intended, the reason for the intended action, and the specific
				regulation that supports the action, or a change in federal or state law that
				requires the action.
002.03
AGED.
An individual who is age 65 or older.
002.04
APPLICANT.
An
				individual who is seeking an eligibility for himself or herself through the
				submission of an application.
002.05
APPLICATION.
The request for Economic Assistance benefits submitted by, or on behalf of, an
				individual via a Department approved format.
002.06
APPLICATION
				DATE.
For new and reopened cases, the date a valid application is
				received, or the received date by the Department on a paper application, a
				phone application, or an electronic application. When adding a program to a
				properly signed application, this is the date that the new program is
				requested.
002.07
APPLICATION SIGNATURE.
Applications may be signed in writing,
				telephonic signature, or electronic signature.
002.08
APPLICATION
				SUBMISSION.
Applications may be submitted in person, by mail, fax,
				phone, or electronic device.
002.09
APPROVAL OR DENIAL DATE.
The date that the new or
				reopened case is determined eligible, or eligibility is denied, by the
				Department.
002.10
AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
For the determination of
				eligibility, available resources include cash, or other liquid assets of any
				type, of real or personal property, or interest in property that the applicant
				or recipient owns and may convert into cash to be used for the care and support
				of the individuals applying.
002.11
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.
A person or organization
				authorized by an applicant, recipient, court, of competent jurisdiction to
				represent the applicant or recipient in any matters.
002.12
BLIND.
A
				category of eligibility for individuals who are age 64 and younger and are
				blind.
002.13
BURIAL
				INSURANCE.
Insurance whose terms specifically indicate that the
				proceeds can only be used to pay the burial expenses of the insured.
002.14
CASH SURRENDER
				VALUE.
The amount in which the insurer will pay the owner if the
				policy is cancelled before maturity of the policy or death of the
				insured.
002.15
CATEGORICAL ASSISTANCE.
Assistance administered by the Department.
				For the purposes of this definition, it includes the following programs: Aid to
				Dependent Children; Child Welfare Payment and Medical Services Program;
				Assistance to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Program; State Disability Program;
				and Refugee Resettlement Program.
002.16
CONTRIBUTIONS OR CASH
				SUPPORT.
Verified payments that are paid to or for State
				Disability Program recipient.
002.17
DEEMING.
The
				process of determining the amount of income and resources of a parent or
				sponsor which must be considered available to meet the recipient's
				needs.
002.18
DEPARTMENT.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human
				Services.
002.19
DISABLED.
A category of eligibility for individuals who are age 64
				and younger and are disabled as determined by the Social Security
				Administration or State Review Team.
002.20
ELIGIBILITY
				DETERMINATION.
An approval, denial, renewal, or termination of
				eligibility.
002.21
ELIGIBILITY OF RELEASE OF INFORMATION.
Before
				information can be released about an applicant or recipient, the Department
				must obtain the applicant or recipient's written permission.
002.22
EQUITY.
The
				fair market value of property minus the total amount owed on it.
002.23
ESSENTIAL
				PERSON.
A spouse or other specified adult relative who is needed
				in the home full-time to help take care of the aged, blind, or disabled
				recipient. The related individual will meet the following criteria:
(A) The individual lives in the home of the
				recipient;
(B) The individual is
				not eligible for medical assistance under another program;
(C) It has been established, via the
				Assistance to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled Essential Person Medically Necessary
				Form, that the individual's presence is medically necessary in the home,
				full-time, in order to assist the recipient with the recipient's needs and
				well-being.