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HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPAA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, established the HIPAA Privacy Rule in December of 2000. The HIPAA Privacy Rule is a federal rule designed to protect individuals’ medical records and other Personal Health Information.

HOMELESS
A household is homeless if they lack a fixed, adequate nighttime residence. This includes but is not limited to:

· Temporarily sharing the housing of other persons due to the loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.

· Residing in an emergency shelter, including a domestic violence shelter.

· Residing in a hotel or motel for lack of another permanent residence.

· Sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, including but not limited to a tent, campground, vehicle, fish house, abandoned building, public place, structure, or section of a structure not meant as living accommodations, or similar setting.

· Residing in a place without utilities including heat, electricity, and/or water.

HOUSEHOLD REPORT FORM (HRF)
A form, Household Report Form (DHS-2120), used by clients to report income and circumstance changes.

IN COMPLIANCE
A participant is meeting the requirements in his/her EMPLOYMENT PLAN.

INCOME
Cash or in kind benefit, whether earned or unearned which is, received by or available to an applicant or participant, that is not an asset.

INELIGIBLE PERSON
A person who does not meet eligibility requirements for assistance.

JOB SEARCH
The act of seeking or obtaining employment, preparation to seek or obtain employment, including life skills training, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment or rehabilitation activities for those who are otherwise employable.

KNOWN TO THE AGENCY
Information about a family’s circumstances that the county agency receives from the family or discovers from sources: such as MAXIS, PRISM, or MMIS. For the purposes of this determination, the county agency includes the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the county human service agency(s) responsible for the administration of the child care, cash, food, and health care programs. It also includes any agency(s) that contracts with the human service agency(s) for the delivery of financial, health care, child care programs, and employment services.