Section 435.340 - Protected medically needy coverage for blind and disabled individuals eligible in December 1973If an agency provides Medicaid to the medically needy, it must cover individuals who-
(a) Where eligible as medically needy under the Medicaid plan in December 1973 on the basis of the blindness or disability criteria of the AB, APTD, or AABD plan;(b) For each consecutive month after December 1973, continue to meet-(1) Those blindness or disability criteria; and(2) The eligibility requirements for the medically needy under the December 1973 Medicaid plan; and(c) Meet the current requirements for eligibility as medically needy under the Medicaid plan except for blindness or disability criteria.46 FR 47987, Sept. 30, 1981