R982-402-5. Vulnerability

(1) Households that are responsible for paying home energy costs are considered vulnerable. (2) The following households are considered responsible for home heating costs: (a) households paying home energy costs directly to energy suppliers on currently active accounts; or (b) households paying home energy costs indirectly through rent. (3) Residents in the following households are not considered responsible for home energy costs and are not eligible for HEAT assistance: (a) nursing homes; (b) hospitals; (c) prisons and jails; (d) institutions; (e) alcoholism and drug treatment centers; (f) group homes administered under a contract with a government agency or administered by a government agency; (g) households not connected to a heat source; (h) households whose utility bills are paid regularly by an outside party; (i) automobiles; or (j) tents.