Topic: Policy
Non-household member – is a person living in the home of a household applying for or receiving food benefits who cannot be included in the food benefit.
Non-recurring lump sum payment – is a payment based on an accumulation of income and payments which are considered windfall in nature.
Medicare – -means the federally funded health insurance program also known as Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. It consists of four separate programs. Part A is Hospital Insurance, Part B is Medical Insurance, Part C is Medicare Advantage Plans, and Part D is Prescription Drug Coverage. Policy regarding this term is located at: […]
NOMI – is an acronym for Notice of Missed Interview.
Notice – when an action is taken to open, close, increase, or decrease benefits, the system sends a computer generated notice to a client. When a notice does not generate and should, the worker must issue a hand-generated notice.
Medicaid – is a health insurance program jointly funded by the state and federal governments but managed by the states. This term is used throughout SoonerCare (Medicaid) policy. Chapter 35. Medical Assistance for Adults and Children – Eligibility: 317:35-1-1. Purpose 317:35-1-2. Definition 317:35-1-3. Legal bases Coverage and Exclusions: 317:35-3-1. Payment for Medicaid Eligibility and Countable […]
Kinship – Kinship care for Child Welfare Services is commonly defined as “the full-time care, nurturing, and protection of a child by relatives, members of their Tribe or clan, godparents, stepparents, or other adults who have a family relationship to a child.” For TANF, family relations can be represented concretely (mother, brother, grandfather) or abstractly […]
Legally-binding child support – means. verified court ordered child support payments paid by a household member to or for a non-household member, including child support and child care support payments made to a third party on behalf of the non-household member.
LOCEU – acronym used for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s Level of Care Evaluation Unit.
Joint custody – when parents separate or divorce and share custody of their child, either voluntarily or through a court order. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-1. Categories of eligibility; 340:40-7-6. Household composition and income consideration; 340:40-7-7. Establishing the need factor for child care; 340:40-7-12. Excluded income sources