Topic: Policy
Categorically needy – is a SoonerCare (Medicaid) term that means income and when applicable, resources are within the standards for the category to which the individual is related. Policy regarding this term is located at: SoonerCare (Medicaid)[ABD]: 317:35-1-2. Definitions; 317:35-7-38. Financial eligibility of categorically needy individuals related to ABD; 317:35-7-44. Eligibility for TB related services; […]
Categorical relationship – a term used in the SoonerCare (Medicaid) Program that means the individual meets basic eligibility requirements for an eligibility group. An adult must be pregnant, have children under the age of 18 in the home, be 65 years of age or older, or meet the Social Security Administration’s definition for being disabled […]
Cash assistance – a term used to indicate the SSP, TANF, or Refugee benefit. In SSP policy the term used is payment. The client’s SSP or TANF benefit is issued on a MasterCard debit card or deposited in a financial account designated by the client. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: […]
Case record – is an accumulation of material required to document a client’s eligibility for and receipt of benefits. The case record includes information in physical working and history records, all imaged documents, and all electronically maintained data associated with the same case number. For legal requirements and audit purposes, the Oklahoma Department of Human […]
Caretaker relative – means a person other than the biological or adoptive parent with whom the child resides who meets the specified degree of relationship within the fifth degree of kinship. Policy regarding this term is located at: SoonerCare (Medicaid)[OE]: 317:35-1-2. Definitions; 317:35-5-2. Categorically related programs; 317:35-5-7. Determining categorical relationship to the children and parent […]
Policy Links Regarding Benefit Allowance
Buy-In – means the procedure whereby the Oklahoma Health Care Authority pays the person’s Medicare premium.
Policy Links Regarding Benefit Allotment
Boarder – a boarder is a person to whom the household furnishes lodging and meals and who pay a reasonable monthly payment for board.
BENDEX – is acronym for Beneficiary and Earnings Data Exchange System. This is a computer transaction used to verify some types of social security benefits. Policy regarding this term is located at: Public Assistance Procedures (all programs): 340:65-1-2. Confidential nature of case material 340:65-3-1. Determination of eligibility; and 340:65-3-4. Investigation of eligibility conditions and services […]