Obsolete term for non-custodial parent. A parent who does not have physical custody of a child.
AC
Alternative Care. A state-funded program, administered by county social services agencies, which provides home and community-based services for clients age 65 or older in an effort to keep the client in the community and avoid a nursing facility placement.
Access Services
Transportation and services needed to help clients obtain medically necessary health care. These services may be provided by a health plan, a county agency or MinnesotaCare Operations.
Accumulation Phase
The first phase of a deferred annuity during which the contract accumulates funds from the payments made into the annuity and accrues interest and earnings on investments.
Acknowledgment of Paternity
A legal Declaration of Parentage (DOP) or Recognition of Parentage (ROP) signed by both the mother and father of a child born to a woman who was not married to the child's father when the child was conceived nor when the child was born, declaring that they are the biological parents of the child. The DOP is valid only if it was executed before August 1, 1995. For documents executed on or after August 1, 1995, only the ROP is valid.
Actual Income
Income a client concretely receives.
Actuarially Sound
An annuity is actuarially sound if the cash value as of the date of annuitization is expected to pay out in full within the expected lifetime of the person requesting MA payment of LTC services or his or her spouse.
Addendum
Obsolete.
Adequate Compensation
Receipt of the fair market value, or other compensation equal to the fair market value, in exchange for the transfer or sale of real or personal property.
Adequate Notice
A notice sent no later than the date of action.
Adjudication of Paternity
Determination of the identity of a child's father by a court.
Adoption Assistance
An adoption assistance grant provided to adoptive parents. It is funded either federally through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act or by the State under Minnesota Statutes, section 259.67.
AFB
Annuity-Funded Burial. An annuity contract with an irrevocable designation of the cash surrender value (CSV) to a funeral provider as the primary beneficiary. The value of the contract is to be paid to a funeral provider in exchange for agreed-upon goods and services.
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The program formerly authorized under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act to provide financial assistance and social services to needy families with dependent children. AFDC was replaced by the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant in 1996. Minnesota's TANF program is the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP).
Affidavit of Collection of Personal Property
A method of recovering MA payments from the assets/estate of a deceased person when a probate has not been commenced.
Aged
Age 65 or older. Used interchangeably with elderly.
Agency of Financial Responsibility (AFR)
See County of Financial Responsibility.
Agricultural Homestead
The property located on agricultural land that meets the definition of \"home\" and includes the dwelling, the garage, if any, and one acre of land immediately surrounding the dwelling.
Agricultural Land
A contiguous acreage, of 10 acres or more, used during the preceding year for agricultural purposes, or a contiguous acreage, of less than 10 acres, which is exclusively and intensively used for raising or cultivating agricultural products.
Agricultural Products
Examples of agricultural products include but are not limited to livestock, dairy animals and products, poultry animals and products, fur-bearing animals, horticultural and nursery stock, fruits, vegetables, forage, grains, bees, and apiary products.
Agricultural Purpose
Use of property for the production of products or services offered for sale by the owner.
Agricultural Services
Agricultural services include, but are not limited to: 1) Commercial boarding of horses if the boarding is done in conjunction with raising or cultivating agricultural products. 2) Fish bred for sale and consumption if the fish breeding occurs on land zoned for agricultural use. 3) Property which is owned and operated by nonprofit organizations used for equestrian activities, excluding racing. 4) Game birds and waterfowl bred and raised for use on a shooting preserve. 5) Insects primarily bred to be used as food for animals. 6) Trees, grown for sale as a crop, and not sold for timber, lumber, wood or wood products. 7) Maple syrup taken from trees grown by a person licensed by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture as a food processor. 8) Enrollment in the Reinvest in Minnesota program or the federal Conservation Reserve Program. 9) Leasing all or a portion of the property to another person for agricultural purposes.
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
The program formerly authorized under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act to provide financial assistance and social services to needy families with dependent children. AFDC was replaced by the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant in 1996. Minnesota's TANF program is the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP).
Alimony
Obsolete term for spousal maintenance. An allowance for support that a court orders a person to pay to his or her current or former spouse.
Allocation
A deduction from the income of a long-term care facility resident or a person receiving Elderly Waiver services for the maintenance needs of certain relatives.
Alternative Care (AC)
A state-funded program, administered by county social services agencies, which provides home and community-based services for clients age 65 or older in an effort to keep the client in the community and avoid a nursing facility placement.
American Indian
A person who is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose, or is determined to be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Amortization
A deduction for costs of starting a business that is deducted from the business income over a period of time.
Annuitant
The person(s) upon whose life expectancy annuity payments are based. Multiple annuitants in an annuity contract are commonly referred to as joint annuitants or co-annuitants. Not all annuity payments are based upon a person’s life expectancy. See “term certain annuity.” Annuitant sometimes refers to a person who receives periodic payments from an annuity.
Annuitization
The point in time when an annuity's settlement option is chosen.
Annuitization Phase
The second phase of a deferred annuity during which the owner chooses a periodic payment option, also called a “settlement option.” At the time the payment option is chosen, the owner chooses the amount of each payment, how often the payments are to be made, and the length of time over which the payments are to be made. Selecting the settlement option is referred to as “annuitization” or “annuitizing the annuity” (also called the “Payout Phase”).
Annuity
A purchased contract in which one party (annuity issuer) agrees to pay the purchaser, or the person(s) the purchaser designates (the payee or payees), a return on money deposited with the annuity issuer (either in the form of a single lump sum or several payments deposited over several months or years) according to the terms of the annuity contract.
Annuity Issuer
A person or entity (an insurance company) that manages an annuity. The annuity issuer accepts funds from the owner(s) during the accumulation phase and issues payments after the funds have been annuitized. Banks and financial planners often sell annuity arrangements; however, insurance companies issue annuity-based financial arrangements.
Annuity Owner
Person(s) who may exercise rights provided in the annuity contract. For example, the owner(s) names the payee(s) who can be an owner or other parties, chooses the settlement option, and names the beneficiaries.
Annuity-Funded Burial (AFB)
An annuity contract with an irrevocable designation of the cash surrender value (CSV) to a funeral provider as the primary beneficiary. The value of the contract is to be paid to a funeral provider in exchange for agreed-upon goods and services.
Anticipated Income
Income the client can reasonably expect to receive in the future.
Appeal
A client's or authorized representative's request to the State of Minnesota appeals section for review of the state or a county agency’s action or inaction or for review of a managed care health plan's medical service or payment issues. Also known as a Fair Hearing.
Applicant
A person who has submitted a request for coverage for whom no decision has been made regarding eligibility.
Application
Any of several forms prescribed by the commissioner of DHS which people must complete to apply for health care coverage.
Application Assistor
A person chosen by the applicant to assist with the application process. The application assistor performs activities such as helping complete forms and obtain verification, but cannot sign the application unless designated as the authorized representative. Require a signed release form (DHS-3549) to release information to the application assistor.
ApplyMN
A secure, web-based application used to apply for Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) including payment of long-term care services, cash assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) and emergency help.
Arrearages
Payments of child support which were due for a prior period.
Asset Conversion
A change from one type of asset to another.
Asset Limit
The amount of net countable assets a client may own or have available to them and remain eligible for a health care program.
Assets
Real and personal property owned wholly or in part by the client.
Assignment
To transfer legal claim, such as assignment of benefits available through other health coverage or medical support.
Associated Recipient
A Minnesota Health Care Program household member whose health care expenses are used to meet another household member's medical spenddown.
Authorized Representative
A person authorized to act on a client's behalf for any of the Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP). An authorized representative may be designated by the client and may exercise all the rights and responsibilities of a client.
Auto Newborn
A basis of eligibility for a child who receives automatic MA or MCRE eligibility through the month of his or her first birthday. The child's mother must have been enrolled in a Minnesota Health Care Program during the month of birth and the child must continue to live in Minnesota.
Availability
Client's ability to gain access to income or to use, sell, or liquidate assets.