For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
Agency - District entity to which trainees are assigned pursuant to an agreement with the Director.
Department - the Department of Human Services.
Director - the Director, Department of Human Services, or his or her designee.
Financial Assistance - funds provided for education or training costs.
Independent Student - a student who files a federal income tax return claiming himself or herself as an exemption and who is not declared as a dependent on the income tax return of any other person in the year of and the year immediately prior to application.
Trainee - a student enrolled at one (1) of the designated education institutions and is receiving financial assistance from the Nurses Training Corps Program.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-3199