Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.13 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Section 16.06.13.010 - DEFINITIONS

01. Adult Relatives. Any non-parent individual over the age of eighteen (18) years, who is related to the eligible child in any of the following ways:

02. Authorization Assessment. A standardized assessment conducted by the Department within the first thirty (30) days following the date of application for emergency assistance.

03. Child. An individual less than eighteen (18) years of age.

04. Department. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or its designee.

05. Destitution. A state of being in extreme need from lacking possessions or resources.

06. Emergency Assistance. Funding through Title IV-A for social services, emergency payments, and placement payments authorized by the Department and designed to meet short-term, non-recurrent emergency needs of families with children.

07. Federal Poverty Guideline. Poverty guidelines issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services used to determine financial eligibility for certain state and federal programs. These guidelines may be accessed at the Internet website at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty.

08. Respite Care. Time-limited care provided to children. Respite care is utilized in circumstances that require short-term, temporary placement of a child from the home of their usual caregiver to that of another licensed or agency-approved family. In general, the duration of a respite placement is from one (1) to fourteen (14) days.

09. Service Period. The thirty (30) day authorization assessment period and up to ninety (90) days following the assessment period.