1. (a) “Overpayment” means financial assistance received by an AG which is in excess of what the AG is actually entitled to receive.
2. (b) “Parent” includes the biological, adoptive, or stepparent, unless otherwise specified.
3. (c) “Parental support or care” means financial support, guidance, physical care, or supervision of a dependent child.
4. (d) “Payment from a trust” means any disbursal from the corpus of a trust, or from income generated by a trust, which benefits the party receiving it, regardless of whether the benefit is monetary, or nonmonetary, or property disbursements, such as the right to use and occupy real property.
5. (e) “Payment period” means the semi-monthly period from the first to the 15th of the month, which is covered by the payroll payment of the 15th, and from the 16th through the last day of the month, which is covered by the payroll payment dated the 30th or the last day of the month.
6. (f) “Payment standard” for FANF financial assistance means the dollar amount from which net income is subtracted when determining eligibility and the level of benefits.
7. (g) “Penalty period” means the length of time during which payment for services are denied.
8. (h) “Period of ineligibility” means the length of time an individual is ineligible for assistance due to excess resources or receipt of a lump sum.
9. (i) “Permanently and totally disabled” means permanent physical or mental impairment, disease, or combination thereof, which substantially precludes an individual from engaging in useful occupations within the individual’s competence, as determined by the department, in accordance with RSA 167:6,VI.
10. (j) “Personal identification number (PIN)” means the 4 digit number used by an individual to activate and control the use of the EBT card.

11. (k) “Personal interview” means a conference between the applicant, recipient, or AR and the department staff member, in order to:

    1. (1) Discuss all circumstances which have a bearing on eligibility;
    2. (2) Advise the applicant, recipient, or AR of the eligibility requirements and their rights and responsibilities; and
    3. (3) Afford the applicant, recipient, or AR the opportunity to ask any questions about the department's programs.
12. (l) “Personal property” for purposes of reimbursement means “personal property resources" and personal effects such as furnishings, tools, and equipment.
13. (m) “Personal property resources” means a form of cash or an item which can readily be converted to cash, including such items as bank accounts, stocks, or bonds.
14. (n) “Plan to achieve self support (PASS)” means a time-limited arrangement or accomplishing financial independence, which is approved by the Social Security Administration and allows a recipient who is visually impaired, disabled, or elderly to set aside income and resources for a work goal.
15. (o) “Private institution” means a facility which provides shelter, custody, or care to 2 or more individuals and is managed entirely or partially by private funds.
16. (p) “Protective payee” means an individual who receives the recipient's entire assistance payment and pays the recipient's bills according to a budget planned with the recipient.
17. (q) “Protective payments” means assistance payments made to a protective payee on behalf of a recipient or dependent children.
18. (r) “Public institution” means a facility, other than a child care or medical institution, which affords shelter, custody, or care to 2 or more individuals and is managed entirely or partially by or through any public instrumentality, official, or employee acting in an official capacity.
19. (s) “Questionable” means, with regard to verifying factors of eligibility, any verbal or written statement made by an applicant or recipient, which is inconsistent with other statements made by the same individual, inconsistent with information provided on current or past applications for assistance, or inconsistent with any information received by the department from any other source.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at Chapter Heading He-W 600); ss by #10399, eff 10-21-13; ss by #13836, eff 12-28-23