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Definitions and acronyms used in the institutional standards and PNA chart.
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| FBR |
Federal Benefit Rate. The SSI cash payment standard |
| MNIL |
Medically Needy Income Level |
| FPL |
Federal Poverty Level |
| CNIL |
Categorically Needy Income Level |
| HCS |
Home & Community Service Division |
| DDD |
Division of Developmental Disabilities |
| PNA |
Personal Needs Allowance |
| CS |
Community Spouse (a spouse of an institutionalized person) |
| IS |
Institutional Spouse (a spouse who is considered institutionalized |
| VA |
Veterans Administration |
| NF, RHC, IMR, IMD |
Medical Institutions. See explanation below |
| ALF, AFH, EARC, ARC, AL, DDD GH |
Alternate Living facilities also called Residential settings. See explanation below |
| GA-U, GA-X, GA-D, GA-A |
General Assistance a state funded cash program with either state funded medical (GA-U) or CN-P Medicaid attached |
| CN-P |
Categorically Needy Medicaid Program |
| MPC |
Medicaid Personal Care |
| MN-P |
Medically Needy Medicaid Program |
Medical Institutions: Medical institutions are licensed to provide medical care, including nursing care.
Medical Institutions are Nursing Homes (NF), Hospitals, Hospice Care Centers, State Veteran Nursing Homes, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR), Residential Habilitation Centers (RHC) and Institutions for the Medically Diseased (IMD).
Alternate Living Facilities (ALF) is a term used for residential facilities in the community. These are not medical facilities. DDD and HCS authorize services under MPC or a DDD or HCS Waiver program in these facilities. These facilities are either licensed as Adult Family Homes (AFH) or boarding homes. A licensed boarding home can be called an assisted living (AL), Enhanced Adult Residential Center (EARC), Adult Residential Center (ARC) or DDD Group Home (DDD GH).
Personal needs allowance standards can vary depending on the type of facility, type of service and if someone is receiving a state funded cash assistance grant.
Federal formulas are used in most long-term standards with the exception of PNA in medical institutions and ALFs. PNA standards in these facilities is set by legislative funding.
The LTC standards chart includes the federal formula and the date these standards change annually. Links to the federal formulas are found below the chart.
Definitions used in Medicaid.
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