Section 405IAC2-1-1. Definitions

   (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this article.

  (b) "Applicant" means the person for whom medical assistance is requested.

  (c) "Dependent child" means a nonrecipient child:

(1) under eighteen (18) years of age; or

(2) between eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years of age and a student regularly attending a school, college, or university, or a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare him or her for gainful employment.

A dependent child must be the biological or adoptive child of the applicant or recipient or the biological or adoptive child of the applicant's or recipient's parent.

  (d) "Essential person" means a person who:

(1) is not the applicant's or recipient's spouse or parent;

(2) lives in the place of residence of the applicant or recipient; and

(3) is considered by the applicant or recipient to be essential to his or her well-being because he or she provides services to the applicant or recipient that would have to be paid for otherwise.

  (e) "Institution" means a Title XIX certified hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, or public institution. It does not include a facility where FFP is not available under 42 CFR 435.1009.

  (f) "Nonrecipient" means a person who is not receiving medical assistance.

  (g) "Parent" or "parents" means the biological or adoptive parent or parents living with an unmarried applicant or recipient who is either:

(1) under eighteen (18) years of age; or

(2) between eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years of age and a student regularly attending a school, college, or university, or a course of vocational or technical training designed to prepare him or her for gainful employment.

  (h) "Recipient" means a person who is receiving medical assistance.

  (i) "Spouse" means the legal husband or wife of an applicant or recipient who is either living with the applicant or recipient or physically separated from him or her only for medical reasons. (Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 2-1-1; filed Mar 1, 1984, 2:31 p.m.: 7 IR 1012, eff Apr 1, 1984; filed Jun 19, 1984, 10:25 a.m.: 7 IR 1820, eff Jul 1, 1984 [IC 4-22-2-5 suspends the effectiveness of a rule document for thirty (30) days after filing with the secretary of state. LSA Document #84-29 was filed Jun 19, 1984.]; filed Apr 10, 1985, 2:20 p.m.: 8 IR 989; filed Apr 4, 1986, 11:07 a.m.: 9 IR 1854; filed Aug 15, 1986, 3:00 p.m.: 10 IR 6; filed May 11, 1987, 9:30 a.m.: 10 IR 1864; filed Apr 26, 1988, 12:55 p.m.: 11 IR 3028; filed Oct 6, 1989, 4:50 p.m.: 13 IR 282; filed May 2, 1990, 4:55 p.m.: 13 IR 1704; filed Aug 9, 1991, 11:00 a.m.: 14 IR 2224; filed May 14, 1992, 5:00 p.m.: 15 IR 2189; filed Feb 16, 1993, 5:00 p.m.: 16 IR 1780; filed Nov 26, 1996, 4:30 p.m.: 20 IR 955; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Apr 8, 2014, 12:37 p.m.: 20140507-IR-405130533FRA) NOTE: Transferred from the Division of Family and Children (470 IAC 9.1-1-1) to the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services (405 IAC 2-1-1) by P.L.9-1991, SECTION 131, effective January 1, 1992.