QC - Quality Control


QCR - Quality Control Review


Qualified Health Professional - An individual licensed by the Connecticut Medical Examining Board to provide medical care or other medical services. If questionable, go to https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx to determine if a person is licensed in Connecticut.


Qualified Non-Citizen - An individual who is lawfully present in the United States who meets one of the following criteria:

  • Afghan Special Immigrant (SIV)
  • Amerasian
  • Asylee
  • Battered Non-Citizen
  • Canadian Born Native Americans
  • Conditional Entrant
  • Cuban Entrant
  • Deportation or Removal Withheld
  • Haitian Entrant
  • Hmong or Highland Laotian Tribal Member
  • Iraqi Special Immigrant (SIV)
  • Lawful Permanent Resident
  • Native Americans with Treaty Rights
  • Parolee
  • Refugee
  • Trafficking Victim


Qualified Tuition Programs - Plans operated by a state or educational institution allowing individuals to save funds for a specified beneficiary’s college or other post-secondary training costs.


Qualifying Work Quarter - The amount of earnings required for a quarter of coverage by Social Security. It is also called “Social Security Credit” or just “credit”. Certain non-citizens with 40 quarters of coverage are eligible non-citizens for SNAP.


Questionable Information - Information that is unclear, inconsistent, inaccurate, contradictory, or outdated (no longer reflects the household’s situation).