Special medical status – occurs in certain instances when an individual’s SSP benefit or TANF cash assistance closes and the individual or family remains eligible for medical benefits. For TANF, this occurs when the TANF cash assistance payment would be less than the $10 minimum TANF benefit or when the TANF benefit is frozen while the TANF payee participates in the Subsidized Employment Program. For SSP, this occurs when the individual receives a Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) that makes the individual ineligible for SSP. In these instances, the SSP individual or the TANF cash assistance unit remains eligible for medical benefits and the case is placed in special medical status. For SSP, the DHS Appendix C-2-A, COLA Increase Computation Formulas includes an explanation about COLA increases and the Pickle Amendment.
- SoonerCare (Medicaid):
- 317:35-1-2. Definitions;
- 317:35-5-42. Determination of countable income for individuals categorically related to aged, blind and disabled; and
- 317:35-7-38. Financial eligibility of categorically needy individuals related to ABD.
- TANF:
- 340:10-2-4. Employment;
- 340:10-2-8. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work support services;
- 340:10-3-57. Special considerations; and
- 340:10-3-59. Assistance benefits.
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