Eligibility determination – The process of determining eligibility includes the applicant filing an application, the worker certifying or denying benefits, and all subsequent activities required to receive continuing benefits.  Policy regarding this term is located at:

• Child Care Subsidy: 
  • 340:40-3-1. Application process; and
  • 340:40-9-1. Review of child care eligibility.
• LIHEAP: 
  • 340:20-1-13. Verification;
  • 340:20-1-14. Actions, method of payment, and notifications;
  • 340:20-1-17. Energy crisis assistance program (ECAP);
  • 340:20-1-19. Winter heating; and
  • 340:20-1-20. Summer cooling.
• Public Assistance Procedures (all programs):
  • 340:65-3-1. Determination of eligibility; and
  • 340:65-3-8. Determination of continuing eligibility.
• SNAP: 
  • 340:50-3-1. The application process;
  • 340:50-3-2. Interview process;
  • 340:50-9-1. Determining the food benefit allotment;
  • 340:50-9-3. Certification and denial notice information;
  • 340:50-11-23. Eligibility determination for households within the Simplified Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program;
• SoonerCare (Medicaid)[ABD]:
  • 317:35-5-41. Determination of capital resources for individuals categorically related to aged, blind and disabled;
  • 317:35-5-42. Determination of countable income for individuals categorically related to aged, blind and disabled;
  • 317:35-5-63. Agency responsible for determination of eligibility;
  • 317:35-5-64. Cooperation in determination of eligibility;
  • 317:35-7-36. Financial eligibility of individuals categorically related to ABD;
  • 317:35-7-38. Financial eligibility of categorically needy individuals related to ABD;
  • 317:35-7-60. Certification for SoonerCare;
  • 317:35-9-65. General financial eligibility requirements for ICF/IID, HCBW/IID and individuals age 65 or older in mental health hospitals;
  • 317:35-9-67. Determining financial eligibility of categorically needy individuals;
  • 317:35-9-68. Determining financial eligibility for care in an Intermediate Care facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) (public and private), for HCBW/IID services, and for persons age 65 or older in mental health hospitals;
  • 317:35-17-4. Application for ADvantage services;
  • 317:35-17-11. Determining financial eligibility for ADvantage program services;
  • 317:35-19-20. Determining financial eligibility of categorically needy individuals; and
  • 317:35-19-21. Determining financial eligibility for care in NF.
• SoonerCare (Medicaid)[OE]:
  • 317:35-6-41. MAGI household composition; tax filers;
  • 317:35-6-60. Certification for SoonerCare for pregnant women and families with children; and
  • 317:35-7-48. Eligibility for the SoonerPlan Family Planning Program.
• SSP:
  • 340:15-1-4. State Supplemental Payment plan.
• TANF:
  • 340:10-3-2. General provisions regarding resources;
  • 340:10-19-3. Eligibility conditions for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-Emergency Assistance (TANF-EA).