Definitions.

As used in sections 17b-198-1 to 17b-198-19, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies: (1) "AABD" means the state supplement to the aged, blind or disabled administered pursuant to section 17b-600 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (2) "Applicant" means the person for whom assistance is requested; (3) "Application process" means all activity related to the exploration, investigation and disposition of an application beginning with the filing of an application for assistance and ending with disposition of the application; (4) "Assistance unit," "assistance unit member" or "member of an assistance unit" means a SAGA applicant or recipient, as described in section 17b-198-4(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (5) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Social Services; (6) "Department" means the Department of Social Services; (7) "DMHAS" means the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; (8) "Eligibility process" means all activity related to the application process, the renewal process, the period transpiring after assistance is granted but prior to termination and the fair hearing process; (9) "Fair hearing" means an administrative hearing held pursuant to the provisions of sections 17b-60, 17b-61 and 17b-66 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (10) "Mental health facility" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (11) "Mental illness" means a diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that results in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities; (12) "Notice" means a written statement sent by the department to the assistance unit that informs the assistance unit that the department has taken or intends to take a specific action in the assistance unit's case; (13) "Rated housing facility" has the same meaning as provided in section 17b-82 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (14) "RCA" means the refugee cash assistance program administered pursuant to the Refugee Act of 1980, as amended from time to time; (15) "Residential care home" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (16) "SAGA" means the state-administered general assistance program administered pursuant to section 17b-190 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (17) "SNAP" means the supplemental nutrition assistance program administered pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended from time to time; (18) "SSI" means the Supplemental Security Income Program administered pursuant to the Social Security Act; (19) "SSDI" means the Social Security Disability Insurance Program administered pursuant to the Social Security Act; (20) "Substance abuser" means a person whose dependence on or inability to voluntarily control the use of alcohol or drugs interferes with his or her functioning and productivity; (21) "TFA" means the temporary family assistance program administered pursuant to section 17b-112 of the Connecticut General Statutes; and (22) "Verify" means to confirm that a fact, circumstance or condition is more likely than not true through the submission and examination of direct evidence or another form of reliable documentation, or through a contact with a knowledgeable source other than the assistance unit.