Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 375 - REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Subchapter A - PROGRAM PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Section 375.103 - How are the terms in this chapter defined?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Adult--An individual 18 years of age or older.
(2) Applicant--An individual who has applied for Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) or Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) and is waiting on an eligibility determination.
(3) Asylee--An individual who has been granted asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(4) Cash Assistance--Financial assistance to refugees, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Social Security Income, Refugee Cash Assistance, and general assistance.
(5) Contractor--An organization that has applied for and been awarded a RCA open enrollment contract.
(6) CFR--Code of Federal Regulations.
(7) CHIP--Texas Children's Health Insurance Program.
(8) DHS--Texas Department of Human Services.
(9) DOJ--Department of Justice.
(10) Employability plan--An employment plan designed to lead to the earliest possible employment in the shortest time period.
(11) Family unit--An unmarried adult, married couple without children, or parents, or custodial relatives, with a minor child who are not eligible for TANF, who live in the same household.
(12) Fund accounting--A system of accounting that requires separate records for each source of funding.
(13) INA--Immigration and Nationality Act.
(14) Incentive payment--A one-time payment for early employment.
(15) INS--Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(16) LEP--Limited English Proficiency.
(17) MAA--Mutual Assistance Agency, an organization incorporated as a non-profit agency that has not less than 51% of the Board of Directors or governing board comprised of refugees or former refugees, including both refugee men and women.
(18) MNIL--Medically Needy Income Limit.
(19) OIRA--Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs under DHS.
(20) ORR--Office of Refugee Resettlement.
(21) P-3--Public/Private Partnership, a state-administered option for the provision of refugee cash assistance through contracts or grants with local resettlement agencies.
(22) Participant--A person who has applied for and been determined eligible for RCA or RMA.
(23) Refugee--An individual admitted to the U.S. under section 207 of the INA.
(24) Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)--A time-limited cash assistance program available to eligible refugees who are ineligible for TANF.
(25) Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)--A time-limited medical assistance program provided to eligible refugees who are ineligible for Medicaid.
(26) TAC--Texas Administrative Code.
(27) TANF--Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
(28) UNHCR--United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
(29) Vendor Payment--Payment made on behalf of a RCA participant for rent or utilities.
(30) Victim of a Severe Form of Trafficking--An adult individual certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a victim of a severe form of trafficking.
(31) VOLAG--Voluntary Resettlement Agency.
