441—91.1 (249A) Definitions. As used in this chapter:
“Applicant” means a person applying for a Medicare drug subsidy through the department and includes a responsible person or authorized representative acting for an applicant, except for the purposes of subrule 91.2(2).
“Application”  or “Medicare drug subsidy application”  means the federal Social Security Administration’s Form SSA-1020B-OCR-SM, Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs, accompanied by the department’s Form 470-4159, Authorization for Department to Process.
“Authorized representative” means a person representing an applicant or recipient as described in 441—paragraph 76.1(7)“b.”
“Department” means the Iowa department of human services and includes any local office of the department.
“Local office” means a department office as described in 441—subrule 1.4(2).
“Recipient” means a person receiving a Medicare drug subsidy based on an application filed with the department and includes a responsible person or authorized representative acting for a recipient, except for the purposes of subrule 91.2(2).
“Responsible person” means a person acting on an applicant’s or recipient’s behalf as described at 441—paragraph 76.1(7)“a.”