Topic: Policy
Blended school age unit type – a Child Care Subsidy unit type that may be authorized when a child needs care four hours or fewer per day Monday through Friday when school is in session and more than four hours per day Monday through Friday on school holidays.
Authorized representative – a person who is knowledgeable of the household circumstances and who is designated in writing by the head of the household, spouse, or other responsible household member to act on behalf of the household in applying for and obtaining child care subsidy or food benefits. For SNAP, if the only adult member […]
Asylee seeking asylum – is an alien who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality because of persecution or well-founded fear of persecution. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-5. Resources, residence, and citizenship. SNAP: 340:50-5-67. Citizenship and alien status. SoonerCare (Medicaid)[ABD […]
Assignment of support – is a condition of eligibility for persons applying for TANF when the reason for deprivation is absence. Each applicant or recipient of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) must assign to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) any child support rights, including cash medical, pending or continuing for any family […]
Assessment tools – assessment tools are used for persons applying for TANF to determine the participant’s skills, abilities, and barriers. Assessment tools used are the Washington State Learning Disability Screen, the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) locator, the TABE battery, the Career Occupation Preference System (COPS), Key Train, and Career Readiness Certification. Policy regarding […]
Policy Links Regarding Application Process
Application date – for all programs except Child Care Subsidy, this is the date the applicant or a person acting on the applicant’s behalf signs the application. For Child Care Subsidy, it is the date the applicant or a person acting on the applicant’s behalf completes the child care interview and provides all necessary verification, […]
Alien – any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States. Policy regarding aliens is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-5. Resources, residence, and citizenship; and 340:40-9-2. Case changes. LIHEAP: 340:20-1-10. Program factors; and 340:20-1-11. Income and liquid resources. Public Assistance Procedures (all programs): 340:65-3-1. Determination of eligibility; 340:65-5-1. Case changes. […]
Alien registration number – this is an eight or nine digit number assigned by the Department of Homeland Security to certain aliens. Staff will enter this number in the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE) system to determine a non-citizen’s legal status. Public Assistance Procedures (all programs): 340:65-3-1 Investigation of eligibility conditions and services planning. […]
Age – a person’s age factors into his or her eligibility to receive certain benefits or deductions. Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-3. Age requirements; 340:40-7-3.1. Child with disabilities; 340:40-7-5. Resources, residence, and citizenship; 340:40-7-6. Household composition and income consideration; 340:40-7-12. Excluded income sources; 340:40-13-3. Child care payments and rates. LIHEAP: 340:20-1-11. Income and liquid resources. Public […]