Payee

Payee – the person in the household in whose name benefits are issued.  The person considered the payee varies depending on the requested programs. The payee may or may not be included in the benefit. Policy regarding this term is located at: Child Care Subsidy: 340:40-3-1. Application process; 340:40-7-12. Sources of excluded income; and 340:40-9-2. […]

Ineligible Spouse

Policy Links Regarding Ineligible Spouse

Expungement

Expungement – When a client has not accessed EBT or debit card benefits within a certain period of time, benefits may be returned to the state.

Eligible Couple

Policy Links Regarding Eligible Couple

Eligible Individual with Essential Spouse

Eligible individual with essential spouse – an essential spouse is defined as having been continuously included in the case since prior to 1974.

Eligible Individual with Ineligible Spouse and Dependent Child

Policy Links Regarding Eligible Individual with Ineligible Spouse and Dependent Child

Eligible Individual with Ineligible Spouse

Eligible individual with ineligible spouse – an eligible individual with a spouse who is either not aged, blind, or disabled or is aged, blind, or disabled but does not receive SSI.

Eligible Individual

Eligible individual – a person who is single aged, blind, or disabled and meets the income and resource standard for a money payment and SoonerCare (Medicaid).

Deeming

Deeming – a term used when a portion of one individual’s income and/or resources are considered in determining the eligibility of another.  Policy regarding this term is located at: SNAP:  340:50-5-49. Sponsored aliens. SoonerCare (Medicaid)[ABE]:  317:35-5-41.11. Maximum resources; 317:35-5-42. Determination of countable income for individuals categorically related to aged, blind and disabled; 317:35-7-44. Eligibility for […]

Disabled Individual

Disabled individual – a term used for a person who meets the definition that the Social Security Administration uses in determining eligibility for disability benefits or for SNAP, meets the SNAP disability definition.