3. Definition of a Short-Term Hardship Event

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Section 1902(xx)(3)(B)(ii) of the Act defines a “short-term hardship event” to be, in summary, one of the following circumstances: an applicable individual receives certain institutional (or comparable) services; an applicable individual resides in an area in which an emergency or disaster under certain Federal authorities has been declared or in an area of comparatively high unemployment; or an applicable individual, or the dependent of the applicable individual, must travel outside of their community for an extended period of time for necessary medical care for certain conditions. An applicable individual will be deemed to have met community engagement if the individual meets the criteria for any of these circumstances for all or part of a month. We implement the definition of a short-term hardship event at § 435.555(d). We address each of the circumstances in the following sections.

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3. Definition of a Short-Term Hardship Event

Official source

Section 1902(xx)(3)(B)(ii) of the Act defines a “short-term hardship event” to be, in summary, one of the following circumstances: an applicable individual receives certain institutional (or comparable) services; an applicable individual resides in an area in which an emergency or disaster under certain Federal authorities has been declared or in an area of comparatively high unemployment; or an applicable individual, or the dependent of the applicable individual, must travel outside of their community for an extended period of time for necessary medical care for certain conditions. An applicable individual will be deemed to have met community engagement if the individual meets the criteria for any of these circumstances for all or part of a month. We implement the definition of a short-term hardship event at § 435.555(d). We address each of the circumstances in the following sections.