Arizona Laws 46-341. Definitions
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-341
- Assistance: means payments in cash or kind to or on behalf of a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
- case manager: means a person who provides medical or nonmedical case management service including:
(a) Services that are provided by managed care organizations, insurance companies or hospitals. See Arizona Laws 46-341
- Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-341
- Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 46-341
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Qualifying family member: means an individual who meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Is at least eighteen years of age during the calendar year. See Arizona Laws 46-341
- Services: includes social casework, rehabilitation counseling and similar services rendered to a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Care coordinator" or "case manager" means a person who provides medical or nonmedical case management service including:
(a) Services that are provided by managed care organizations, insurance companies or hospitals.
(b) Home and community-based services that are provided through area agencies on aging, the Arizona long-term care system, home health agencies, hospice or senior centers.
2. "Department" means the department of economic security.
3. "Director" means the director of the department.
4. "Qualifying expenses":
(a) Means those expenses that relate directly to caring for or supporting a qualifying family member.
(b) Includes:
(i) Improving or altering the individual’s or the qualifying family member’s primary residence, whether owned or rented by the individual or qualifying family member, to enable or assist the qualifying family member to be mobile, safe or independent. For the purposes of this item, primary residence does not include a long-term care facility or assisted living facility.
(ii) Purchasing or leasing equipment or assistive care technology to enable or assist the qualifying family member to carry out one or more daily living activities.
(c) Does not include:
(i) Regular food, clothing or transportation expenses or gifts that are provided to the qualifying family member.
(ii) Ordinary household maintenance or repairs that are not directly related to and necessary for the care of the qualifying family member.
(iii) Any amount that is paid or reimbursed by insurance or by the federal government, this state or a political subdivision of this state.
5. "Qualifying family member" means an individual who meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Is at least eighteen years of age during the calendar year.
(b) Requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living as certified by a physician who is licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 13 or 17, a registered nurse practitioner who is licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 15, a physician assistant who is licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 25, a social worker who is licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 33 or a case manager or care coordinator who is capable of assessing the activities of daily living for the qualifying family member.
(c) Is the individual’s spouse or the individual’s or spouse’s child, grandchild, stepchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, sibling, uncle or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.