1. (1) "Applicant" means a person requesting assistance under a program listed in Section R986-100-102.
2. (2) "Assistance" means "public assistance."
3. (3) "Certification period" is the period for which public assistance is presumptively approved.
4. (4) "Client" means an applicant for, or recipient of, public assistance services or payments administered by the Department.
5. (5) "Confidential information" means information that has limited access as provided under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act or 7 CFR 272.1 (2000). The name of a person who has disclosed information about a household without the household's knowledge is confidential and may not be released. If the person disclosing the information states in writing that the person's name and the information may be disclosed, it is no longer considered confidential.
6. (6) "Department" means the Department of Workforce Services.

7. (7) "Education or training" means:

   1. (a) basic remedial education;
   2. (b) adult education;
   3. (c) high school education;
   4. (d) education to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma;
   5. (e) education to learn English as a second language;
   6. (f) applied technology training;
   7. (g) employment skills training;

   8. (h) WSL; or

      1. (i) post high school education.
8. (8) "Employment plan" consists of two parts, a participation agreement and an employment plan, that constitute a written agreement between the Department and a client that describes the requirements for continued eligibility and the result if an obligation is not fulfilled.
9. (9) "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Department of Workforce Services.
10. (10) "Financial assistance" means payments, other than for SNAP, CC, or medical care, to an eligible individual or household under FEP, FEPTP, RRP, or GA that is intended to provide for the individual's or household's basic needs.
11. (11) "Full-time education or training" means education or training attended on a full-time basis as defined by the institution attended.
12. (12) "Group Home." The Department uses the definition of group home as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services.
13. (13) "Household assistance unit" means a group of individuals who are living together or who are considered to be living together, and for whom assistance is requested or issued. For all programs except SNAP and CC, the individuals included in a household assistance unit must be related to each other as described in Section R986-200-205.
14. (14) "Income match" means accessing information about an applicant's or client's income from a source authorized by law, including state and federal sources.
15. (15) "Local office" means the Employment Center that serves the geographical area in which a client resides.
16. (16) "Material change" means anything that might affect household eligibility, participation levels, or the level of any assistance payment including a change in household composition, eligibility, assets, or income.
17. (17) "Minor child" is a child under the age of 18, or under the age of 19 and in school full time and expected to complete the educational program before turning 19, and who has not been emancipated either by a lawful marriage or court order.
18. (18) "Parent" means a natural, adoptive, or stepparent.

19. (19) "Public assistance" means:

    1. (a) services or benefits provided under Title 35A, Chapter 3, Employment Support Act;
    2. (b) medical assistance provided under Title 26, Chapter 18, Medical Assistance Act;
    3. (c) foster care maintenance payments provided with the General Fund or under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act;
    4. (d) SNAP; and
    5. (e) any other public funds expended for the benefit of a person in need of financial, medical, food, housing, or related assistance.
20. (20) "Recipient" means an individual receiving assistance under a program listed in Section R986-100-102.
21. (21) "Review or recertification." A client who is found eligible for assistance or certain exceptions under Section R986-200-218 is given a date for review or recertification at which point continuing eligibility is determined.
22. (22) "Standard needs budget" or "SNB" is determined by the Department based on a survey of basic living expenses.
23. (23) "Work Site Learning" or "WSL" means work experience or training program.

In addition to the definitions of terms found in Title 35A Chapter 3, Employment Support Act, the following definitions apply to programs listed in Section R986-100-102:

KEY: employment support procedures, hearing procedures, public assistance, SNAP

Date of Last Change: December 29, 2022

Notice of Continuation: August 14, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-3-101 et seq.; 35A-3-301 et seq.; 35A-3-401 et seq.