12VAC30-40-350: Standards for optional state supplementary payments

A. Aged, blind, and disabled recipients of optional state supplementary payments are eligible for medical assistance as categorically needy under this plan. The payments meet the four conditions specified in 45 CFR 248.2(d), that is, they are:

1. Regular, in cash, and based on need;

2. Available on a statewide basis;

3. Made to reasonable classifications of individuals who, except for the level of their income, would be eligible for an SSI payment; and

4. Equal to the difference between income and financial standards used to determine eligibility for the supplement.

B. A 15% differential above the maximum rate set forth in the appropriation act each year is established for residents in Planning District 8.