Arizona Revised Statutes Title 46. Welfare § 46-241. Definitions

1. “Agent” means a community based organization that is contracted by the department to take applications, determine eligibility and provide short-term services to low income persons through the use of federal and state monies.

2. “Applicant” means a person who is applying for short-term crisis services.

3. “Emergency shelter” means temporary shelter in a hotel, motel or licensed homeless shelter facility.

4. “Federal poverty guideline” means the poverty guidelines that are issued by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to § 673(2) of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981  1 and that are reported annually in the federal register.

5. “Homeless” means the participant has no permanent place of residence where a lease or mortgage agreement between the participant and the owner exists.

6. “Short-term crisis” means an unplanned incident that causes the loss of monies and that makes the applicant unable to meet the applicant's financial obligations.