General Assistance. A program authorized under Minnesota Statutes 256D to provide cash assistance to needy individuals and couples without children.
General Assistance (GA)
A program authorized under Minnesota Statutes 256D to provide cash assistance to needy individuals and couples without children.
General Enrollment
Also known as Open Enrollment. A term used by the insurance industry, as well as by DHS, for a time period during which a person can change coverage or enroll in a health plan.
Good Cause
The circumstances beyond a person's control which keep the person from following program requirements or specific eligibility conditions, such as premium payment or cooperation with medical support.
Good Cause Committee
Group of people who evaluate, approve or deny good cause claims for medical and child support referrals.
Goods and Services Statement
A document which lists the merchandise and services the owner of a burial agreement has agreed to purchase from a funeral provider. A goods and services statement must accompany all burial agreements regardless of the funding source.
Grantor
The individual who provides the trust corpus, also called a settler or trustor. The individual funding the trust is the grantor even if an agent (such as, power of attorney or conservator) establishes the trust with funds or property that belong to the individual and even in situations where the trust agreement shows a person legally empowered to act on the individual’s behalf as the grantor.
GRH
Group Residential Housing. A group living situation which has a fixed rate contract with a county to provide room and board for MSA or GA clients. This includes foster care settings. It does not include battered women's shelters or medical care (Title XIX) facilities.
Gross Income
Total earned and unearned income that is available before any deductions or disregards are applied.
Gross RSDI
The RSDI benefit amount before deducting the Medicare premium and other withholdings.
Group Health Care Coverage
Other health care coverage that is available to individuals who are members of a defined group, such as eligible employees and former employees of a particular employer or members of a union and their eligible dependents. Group health care coverage also includes COBRA coverage.
Group Home
A specialized facility providing 24-hour care for no more than 10 children, including the group home parents' own children under age 21.
Group Living Arrangement
A public or private non-profit facility certified under Section 1616(e) of the Social Security Act or a comparable state law or rule which serves no more than 16 people. This may include ICF/MRs.
Group Residential Housing (GRH)
A group living situation which has a fixed rate contract with a county to provide room and board for MSA or GA clients. This includes foster care settings. It does not include battered women's shelters or medical care (Title XIX) facilities.
Guardian
A person appointed by the court to provide for the care, comfort and maintenance needs of a minor or incapacitated person who is known as the ward.
Guardianship Account
An account established at a financial institution in the name of a guardian who acts on behalf of and administers the funds for the benefit of a minor under age 18 or a person who is incapacitated or otherwise unable to handle financial transactions.