A. To be considered eligible for the telecommunications service assistance program, applicants must be a head of household, be sixty-five years of age or older and have a household income at or below the poverty level as determined by the United States office of management and budget and reported annually in the federal register. The department shall develop procedures for taking applications for assistance and for determining program eligibility.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-702

  • Assistance: means payments in cash or kind to or on behalf of a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Head of household: means a dependent child's parent or the spouse of the parent, or the dependent child's nonparent relative or spouse of the nonparent relative, who receives cash assistance for himself and on behalf of the dependent child or only on behalf of the dependent child. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. Each year the department shall provide a list or lists of the names, addresses and if applicable, telephone numbers of all eligible recipients to each local exchange telephone company. The local exchange telephone company shall determine from the list those recipients to which the company provides service.