HAR §17-663-1. Definitions

As used in this subchapter: "Boarder" means an individual to whom a household furnishes lodging and meals for reasonable compensation. "Cash out states" means states designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services which include specifically the value of the SNAP allotment in the states' supplemental security income payments. "Disabled member" means any member of the household who: (1) Receives supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability or blindness payments under Titles I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act; or (2) Is a veteran with a service-connected or nonservice connected disability rated by the Veterans Administration as total or paid as total by the Veterans Administration under title 38 of the United States Code; or (3) Is a veteran considered by the Veteran’s Administration to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under title 38 of the United States Code; or (4) Is a surviving spouse of a veteran and considered by the Veterans Administration to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound or a surviving child of a veteran and considered by the Veterans Administration to be permanently incapable of self-support under title 38 of the United States Code; or §17-663-1 663-9 (5) Is a surviving spouse or surviving child of a veteran and considered by the Veterans Administration to be entitled to compensation for a service-connected death or pension benefits for nonservice-connected death under title 38 of the United States Code and has a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social Security Act. As used in this definition, "entitled" refers to those veterans' surviving spouses and surviving children who are receiving the compensation or pension benefits stated or have been approved for such payments but are not yet receiving them; or (6) Receives federally or state-administered supplemental benefits under section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act provided that the eligibility to receive the benefits is based upon the disability or blindness criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; or (7) Receives federally or state-administered supplemental benefits under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93-66; or (8) Receives disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social Security Act; or (9) Received an annuity payment under section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive medicare by the railroad retirement board; or (10) Receives an annuity payment under section 2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based upon the criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; or (11) Is a recipient of interim assistance benefits pending the receipt of Supplemental Security Income, or a recipient of disability related medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, or a recipient of state funded assistance benefits provided that the §17-663-1 663-10 eligibility to receive any of these benefits is based upon disability or blindness criteria established by the department which are at least as stringent as those used under title XVI of the Social Security Act. "Elderly member" means a member of a household who is sixty years of age or older or who is fifty-nine years old on the date of application but who will become sixty before the end of the month of application. "Ineligible alien" means an individual whose alien status makes the individual ineligible for program benefits. "Live-in-attendant" means an individual who resides in a household to provide medical, housekeep- ing, child care, or other similar personal services. "Parental control" means minors who are dependent financially or otherwise upon the household as opposed to independent units. "Roomer" means an individual to whom a household furnishes lodging but not meals for reasonable compensation. "Spouse" means either of two individuals: (1) Who would be defined as married to each other under section 572-1, HRS; or (2) Who are living together and are presenting themselves to the community as husband and wife by representing themselves as such to relatives, friends, neighbors, or tradespeople. "SSI" means supplemental security income made in the form of monthly cash payments under the authority of: (1) Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended, to the aged, blind and disabled; (2) Section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act; or (3) Section 212(a) of Pub. L. No 93-66. "SSN" means social security number. "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" or "SNAP" means the program formerly known as the Food Stamp Program (FSP) or food stamps, as authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. [Eff 3/19/93; am §17-663-2 663-11 and comp 11/19/05; am and comp 10/07/10] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 7 C.F.R. §§271.2; 273.1)