A business corporation of 35 or fewer shareholders. Each shareholder reports his or her share of income or loss separately.
Sage Screening Program
A free statewide comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening program administered by the Minnesota Department of Health whose primary objective is to increase the proportion of low or moderate income age-appropriate women who are screened for breast and cervical cancer.
SAPSNF
Statewide Average Payment for a Skilled Nursing Facility. The monthly SAPSNF is used to determine the period of ineligibility for long-term care services resulting from an improper transfer.
Satisfaction Date
The date on which the client has incurred medical costs that meet or exceed the medical spenddown amount.
SAVE
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement. A process which allows access to USCIS data to validate the immigration status of noncitizen applicants, or for enrollees who report a change in immigration status, for MA, RMA, and MinnesotaCare for Families with Children. Workers access the USCIS data through the Alien Status Verification System (ASVS).
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) IRA
An IRA-based retirement savings plan designed specifically to make it easier for small employers to establish a retirement plan for employees and self-employed people. A SIMPLE IRA is a salary-reduction plan that allows employees to divert some compensation into retirement savings. Contributions to a SIMPLE IRA are deposited into a separate IRA for each participating employee.
SCHIP
See Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
SDXI and SDXS
A monthly IEVS tape exchange between the Social Security Administration and DHS. It includes information on the SSI grant and income and asset information SSA uses to compute the grant. It is the State Data Exchange Report.
Seasonal Income
Income that is regularly received for only part of the year.
Section 179 Expense
A federal income tax deduction that is the maximum deduction for certain property in the year the business owner purchases the property.
Self-Employment
Employment in which people generally work for themselves rather than an employer and are responsible for their own work schedule. Self-employed people must file specific schedules as part of their federal tax returns.
Self-Insured
An employee health insurance plan that an employer administers itself or through an insurer, trust, or agent. Under a self-insured plan, the employer provides coverage to employees directly or indirectly rather than purchasing coverage from an insurance company. Self-insured plans are regulated under the Employer Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and are not subject to state insurance regulations.
Semi-Independent Living Services (SILS) Program
A program that provides training, counseling, and supervision services for people who need less than 24-hour care.
SEP IRA
Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA. A special type of IRA that can be established by an employer or by self-employed people. Designed for small businesses, SEP IRAs have many of the characteristics of qualified pension plans, but are much simpler to set up and administer. Under a SEP IRA, each participant has his or her own Traditional IRA to which the employer contributes. The contributions are excluded from the employee’s pay and are not taxable until distributed from the plan.
Service Limited Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)
A Medicare Savings Program that pays for the Medicare Part B premium.
Servicing Agency
See County of Service.
Settlor
See Grantor.
SGA
Substantial Gainful Activity. A level of work activity and earnings, defined by the Social Security Administration.
Shareholder
A person who owns shares in a publicly held company.
Short-Term Stay
A stay in a long-term care facility for less than 30 days. This includes respite care.
Siblings
Brothers and sisters related through one or both parents.
SILS
Semi-Independent Living Services Program. A program that provides training, counseling, and supervision services for people who need less than 24-hour care.
SIMPLE IRA
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees IRA. An IRA-based retirement savings plan designed specifically to make it easier for small employers to establish a retirement plan for employees and self-employed people. A SIMPLE IRA is a salary-reduction plan that allows employees to divert some compensation into retirement savings. Contributions to a SIMPLE IRA are deposited into a separate IRA for each participating employee.
Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA
A special type of IRA that can be established by an employer or by self-employed people. Designed for small businesses, SEP IRAs have many of the characteristics of qualified pension plans, but are much simpler to set up and administer. Under a SEP IRA, each participant has his or her own Traditional IRA to which the employer contributes. The contributions are excluded from the employee’s pay and are not taxable until distributed from the plan.
SIS
Special Income Standard. An income standard equal to three times the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR). It is used to determine eligibility for some elderly waiver (EW) clients.
SIS-EW
Special Income Standard Elderly Waiver. An MA program for clients who receive Elderly Waiver (EW) services and whose income is at or below the Special Income Standard (SIS).
SLMB
Service Limited Medicare Beneficiary. A Medicare Savings Program that pays for the Medicare Part B premium.
SMRT
State Medical Review Team. A unit at DHS that determines disability in consultation with medical professionals appointed by the commissioner.
Social Security
A term used to describe payments from the Social Security Administration.
Social Security Act
A federal law authorizing such programs as RSDI, TANF, SSI, and MA.
Social Security Administration (SSA)
A federal agency which administers the SSI, RSDI and Medicare programs.
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI or SSD)
A benefit to disabled or blind individuals who have contributed to FICA. It may be discontinued if a person reaches a certain level of income. It is also referred to as Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI).
Sole Proprietor
A person who is the sole owner of an unincorporated self-employment business.
Special Income Standard (SIS)
An income standard equal to three times the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR). It is used to determine eligibility for some elderly waiver (EW) clients.
Special Personal Allowance
An income disregard for certain MA clients with mental retardation.
Special Recovery Unit (SRU)
The unit within DHS that bills and collects MA-EPD premiums.
Spenddown
The amount that a person’s income exceeds the applicable MA income standard. People with an MA basis of eligibility may become eligible by incurring medical expenses equal to or greater than the amount of excess income. There are several types of spenddowns including monthly medical spenddown, six-month medical spenddown, LTC spenddown and combination LTC/medical spenddown.
Spenddown Satisfaction Date
Also known as Satisfaction Date. The date the client meets or exceeds his or her medical spenddown amount.
Sponsor
For purposes of Minnesota Health Care Program eligibility, a sponsor is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR) who signs a USCIS form I-864, Affidavit of Support, on behalf of a noncitizen as a condition of the noncitizen's entry into the U.S.
Spousal IRA
An Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) set up by an employed spouse to make contributions for a non-working spouse or for a spouse who has little or no income.
Spousal Maintenance
An allowance for support that a court orders a person to pay to his or her current or former spouse. Formerly referred to as alimony.
Spouse
A person who is legally married to another person; a husband or wife.
SRU
Special Recovery Unit. The unit within DHS that bills and collects MA-EPD premiums.
SSA
Social Security Administration. A federal agency which administers the SSI, RSDI and Medicare programs.
SSDI or SSD
Social Security Disability Insurance. SSDI is a benefit to disabled or blind individuals who have contributed to FICA. It may be discontinued if a person reaches a certain level of income. It is also referred to as Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI).
SSI
Supplemental Security Income. A program based on financial need operated by the Social Security Administration that provides monthly income to low income people who are age 65 or older, blind or disabled.
SSN
Social Security Number.
State Adoption Assistance
State-funded adoption assistance for children who do not qualify for federally funded IV-E adoption assistance.
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This program provides federal matching funds to help states expand health care coverage for the nation's uninsured children.
State Medical Review Team (SMRT)
A unit at DHS that determines disability in consultation with medical professionals appointed by the commissioner.
Stepparent
A person who is not a child's biological or adoptive parent but is the spouse of a child's biological or adoptive parent.
Stepsibling
The biological or adoptive child of a child's stepparent.
Student
A person enrolled in and attending an educational institution.
Student Financial Aid
Loans, grants, scholarships, and work study funds to be used for educational and living expenses while attending school.
Subsidized Adoption
An adoption for which an agreement is made with the adoptive parents, guardian or conservator because of the special needs of a child who is certified eligible for adoption assistance.
Substantial Change
A change in income from what a household reported on the previous year's tax forms.
Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA)
A level of work activity and earnings, defined by the Social Security Administration.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
A U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that issues benefits in the form of electronic benefits to increase food purchasing power. Formerly known as \"Food Support\" or \"Food Stamps\"
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
A program based on financial need operated by the Social Security Administration that provides monthly income to low income people who are age 65 or older, blind or disabled.
Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE)
A process which allows access to USCIS data to validate the immigration status of noncitizen applicants, or for enrollees who report a change in immigration status, for MA, RMA, and MinnesotaCare for Families with Children. Workers access the USCIS data through the Alien Status Verification System (ASVS).