18 Miss. Code. R. 14-24.2

Current through December 10, 2024
Rule 18-14-24.2 - Resident Eligibility Criteria for GLAs

A resident of a group living arrangement must either:

A. Receive supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act;
B. Receive disability or blindness payments under Title I, II, X, XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act;
C. Receive federal or state administered supplemental benefits under Section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act provided the eligibility was based on disability or blindness;
D. Receive federal or state administered supplemental benefits under Section 212(a) of P.L. 93-66;
E. Receive disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a disability considered permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act;
F. Be a veteran with a service connected or non-service connected disability rated by the Veteran's Administration (VA) as total or paid as total by the VA under Title 38 of the US Code;
G. Be a veteran considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under Title 38 of the US Code;
H. Be a surviving spouse of a veteran and considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound or a surviving child of a veteran and considered by the VA to be permanently incapable of self-support under Title 38 of the US Code;
I. Be a surviving spouse or surviving child of a veteran and considered by the VA to be entitled to compensation for a service-connected death or pension benefits for a nonservice-connected death under Title 38 of the US Code and has a disability considered permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act;
J. Receive an annuity payment under Section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based on criteria under Title XVI of the Social Security Act;
K. Be a recipient of interim assistance benefits pending the receipt of Supplemented Security Income, a recipient of disability related medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or a recipient of disability-based State general assistance benefits provided that the eligibility to receive any of these benefits is based upon disability or blindness criteria established by the State agency which are at least stringent as those used under title XVI of the Social Security Act.

18 Miss. Code. R. 14-24.2

7 CFR §271.2
Adopted 3/15/2022
Amended 10/20/2023
Amended 12/9/2024