Buy-in group means a coverage group described in section 1843 of the Act that is identified by the State and is composed of multiple Medicaid eligibility groups specified in the buy-in agreement.
Cash assistance means any of the following kinds of monthly cash benefits, authorized by specified titles of the Act and, for convenience, represented by initials, as follows:
AABD stands for aid to the aged, blind or disabled under the first title XVI of the Act in effect until December 31, 1973.
AB stands for aid to the blind under title X of the Act.
AFDC stands for aid to families with dependent children under Part A of title IV of the Act, as it was in effect on July 16, 1996.
APTD stands for aid to the permanently and totally disabled under title XIV of the Act.
OAA stands for old-age assistance under title I of the Act.
SSI stands for supplemental security income for the aged, blind, and disabled under the second title XVI of the Act, effective January 1, 1974.
SSP stands for State supplementary payments, whether mandatory or optional, to an aged, blind, or disabled individual under the second title XVI or the Act.
Railroad retirement beneficiary means an individual entitled to receive an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974.
1634 State means a State that has an agreement with SSA, in accordance with section 1634 of the Act, for SSA to determine Medicaid eligibility on behalf of the State for individuals residing in the State whom the SSA has determined eligible for SSI.
State means one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands, except when reference is made to "the 50 States".
State buy-in agreement or buy-in agreement means an agreement authorized or modified by section 1843 or 1818(g) of the Act, under which a State secures Part B or premium Part A coverage for individuals who are members of the buy-in group specified in the agreement, by enrolling them and paying the premiums on their behalf. A State's submission of a State plan amendment addressing its buy-in process, if approved by CMS, constitutes the "buy-in agreement" between the State and CMS for purposes of sections 1843 and 1818(g) of the Act.
42 C.F.R. §407.40