Medical assistance for the aged shall be payable under this chapter on behalf of any needy person who has attained the age of 65 years and who:
Medical assistance for the aged shall be payable under this chapter on behalf of any person who is a patient of an institution, public or private, where such payments are matchable under the provisions of the Federal Social Security Act as amended and where such institution conforms to the requirements of the Federal Social Security Act as amended and applicable statutes of Alabama. Medical assistance for the aged shall be payable under this chapter on behalf of any person who needs noninstitutional care and services for such care and services as provided under Title I of the Federal Social Security Act as amended.
Ala. Code § 38-6-5 (1975)