441—47.1 (239B) Definitions.
“Candidate” means anyone expressing an interest in the FIP diversion program, or identified by a county office as likely to meet the criteria for participating in the program, and who is working with the county office to enroll in the program.
“Cash value” means FIP diversion assistance having direct value to the participant, through voucher or vendor payment.
“County office” means the local office of the department of human services.
“Department” means the Iowa department of human services.
“Director” means the director of the department.
“Division administrator” means the administrator of the division of financial, health and work supports of the department, or the administrator’s designee.
“Family” means “assistance unit” as defined at rule 441—40.21(239B).
“Family investment program”  or “FIP”  means the cash grant program provided by 441—Chapters 40 and 41, designed to sustain Iowa families.
“FIP diversion assistance” means any type of assistance provided under this division, as described in subrule 47.4(1).
“Immediate, short-term assistance” means that assistance provided under this division shall be authorized in less time than it would take to process and issue FIP under normal processing standards described at rule 441—40.25(239B), and that it shall not occur on a regular or frequent basis. Participants may receive assistance under this division more than once, but shall not receive assistance so often as to be considered receiving ongoing assistance as under FIP.
“Participant” means anyone receiving assistance under this division.
“Temporary assistance for needy families”  or “TANF”  means the program for granting benefits to eligible groups under Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act as amended by Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.