Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-50.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 441-50.3 - Approval of application and effective date of eligibility

(1) Payment for a federally administered payment category when the applicant is not an SSI recipient shall be effective the month following the month that an application is filed or, if later, the month following the month that all eligibility criteria are met, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(7).

Payment for a federally administered payment category when the applicant is an SSI recipient shall be effective as of the first day of the month in which an application is filed or the first day of the month in which all eligibility criteria are met, whichever is later, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(7).

(2) Payment for residential care shall be effective as of the date that eligibility first exists, notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(7), but in no case shall the effective date be earlier than 30 days prior to the date of application.

(3) The application for residential care shall be approved or denied within five working days after the Social Security Administration approves supplemental security income benefits. When supplemental security income benefits will not be received, the application shall be approved or denied within five working days from the date of establishment of all eligibility factors.

(4) Payment for the supplement for Medicare and Medicaid eligibles shall be effective retroactive to October 1, 2003, or to the first month when all eligibility requirements are met, whichever is later.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 249.4.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-50.3

Amended by IAB December 28, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 13, effective 2/1/2023