Topic: Policy
ADvantage Waiver – a long term care SoonerCare (Medicaid) program. Persons using this program are eligible for nursing home level of care but chose to receive services to remain in their homes. Policy regarding this term is located at: SoonerCare (Medicaid): 317:35-17-1. Overview of long-term medical care services; relationship to QMBP, SLMB and other Medicaid […]
Policy Links Regarding Adult Non-Relative
ABE – acronym used for Adult Basic Education. Policy regarding an absent parent is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-7-7. Establishing the need factor for child care; and 340:40-7-8. Defining the need factor for child care benefits. TANF: 340:10-2-6.1. Educational services.
Adoption – is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person’s biological or legal parent or parents, and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the biological parent or parents. Policy regarding adoption or adopted parent or child is located at: Child Care Subsidy: […]
ACP – is the acronym for the Address Confidentiality Program. The ACP is administered by the Office of the Attorney General to assist victims of domestic violence. The ACP prohibits state agencies from requiring an ACP participant to provide his or her finding address. Policy regarding this term is located at: Public Assistance Procedures (all […]
Additional child/person – policy regarding adding an additional person to benefits is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-9-2. Case changes. Public Assistance Procedures: 340:65-3-1. Eligibility determination 340:65-5-1. Case changes SNAP: 340:50-7-29. Income inclusions; 340:50-9-5. Changes after application and during the certification period; 340:50-11-110. Recertification; and 340:50-11-27. Changes after application and during the certification period. SoonerCare […]
Acting in the role of spouse – a term used in TANF policy to denote an adult non-relative who lives with the client. For an adult non-relative to be considered as acting in the role of a spouse, the client and the non-relative must represent themselves as a couple and/or have a physical relationship with […]
ACCESS Oklahoma – name of the electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card used for food and child care subsidy benefits. Policy regarding the Access Oklahoma EBT card is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-10-1. Electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system for child care; 340:40-10-2. Client, worker, and provider electronic benefit transfer (EBT) responsibilities; 340:40-10-3. Misuse of the […]
Absent parent – is the parent who is not living with his or her child. Another term used is a non-custodial parent. Policy regarding an absent parent is located at: SoonerCare (Medicaid)[OE]: 317:35-5-7. Determining categorical relationship to the children and parent and caretaker relative groups 317:35-5-43. Third party resources; insurance, workers’ compensation and Medicare; 317:35-5-44. […]
ABAWD – acronym used in SNAP that stands for able bodied adults without dependents. ABAWDs must be exempt from or comply with SNAP work requirements to be eligible to receive food benefits for longer than three months, consecutive or otherwise, during any 36-month period. Policy regarding ABAWD is located at: SNAP: 340:50-5-64.1. Work Opportunity Tax […]