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UpdatedCountable In-Kind Income (ABD)

Last Updated June 17, 2026

Explanation of Countable In-Kind Income

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, apartment, board, countable, electric, Eligibility, Food, garbage, general income exclusion, Heating, home, In-Kind, LTC, maintenance, Medicaid Income Pension Trust, MIPT, Mortgage, paid, pay, propane, Rent, room, SSI, Support, Unearned Income, Utilities

Child Support: Who does it belong to?

Last Updated August 10, 2020

For ABD-related benefits, child support is usually counted as income for the child for whom it is intended. Refer to article ABD: How to Code Child Support 1/3 Deduction for Child with Disability for explanation on how to count the child support when determining eligibility for a child who has a disability. If eligibility is […]

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: 1/3, ABD, Adult, Aged, Blind, Calculation, Caregiver, Child, Child Support, Countable Income, Deduction, Disabled, Eligibility, FACS, Minor, one-third, Parent, recipient, unearned

Updated$20 Rule and Case Examples

Last Updated October 21, 2026

Examples & coding regarding the General Income Exclusion

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: $20, ABD, Aged, Blind, buy-in, Deduction, Disabled, dollars, earned, exclusion, FACS, general, general income exclusion, GIE, Income, income exclusion, Individual, Low-Income, Medical, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, SLMB, Specified Low Income, SSP, standard, State Supplemental Payment block, twenty, unearned

Tuberculosis (TB) Cases

Last Updated September 22, 2022

317:35-5-4.(4) 317:35-5-47 317:35-7-60(a)(5) 317:35-7-44 The TB program is intended to cover treatment for the condition. It does not provide full SoonerCare coverage. If applicant wants full SoonerCare but is not age 65 or older, s/he will need to apply with Social Security to get a disability decision. What is needed to determine eligibility Verification […]

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Appendix C-1, Certify, Deductions, Disability, Exempt, FACS, Income, infection, Medical, Resources, Schedule XIII, standard, TB, three months, treatment, Tuberculosis

Pregnancy and Disability-Related Medical

Last Updated September 23, 2019

Process regarding Disability-Related Medical and Pregnancy

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, baby, birth, buy-in, Categorical Relationship, Coverage, delivery, Disability, Medical, medical category, Medicare premium, OHCA, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, pregnancy, Provider, SLMB, women’s health

Marital Status under SSI Criteria

Last Updated August 21, 2025

SSI Criteria and Marital Status

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, aged spouse, annulment, blind spouse, Common Law Marriage, disabled spouse, Divorce, ineligible spouse, Marital Status, recipient type, SDX, separation, SSI, SSI Criteria, supplemental security income, unmarried couple

Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD)

Last Updated March 4, 2024

Policy Links Regarding ABD

Subject: AFS Policy Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, Categorical Relationship, Certification, Countable Income, Disabled, Medical, QI-1, QMBP, redetermination, Resources, SLMB, SoonerCare, TEFRA

Potential SSP Eligible Cases

Last Updated September 18, 2026

How to handle cases on the Annual SSP List

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, case changes, closing cases, Eligibility, Financial Tab, Potential SSP, Special Medical, SSP, SSP Annual Report, SSP eligibility, State Supplemental Payment

UpdatedProcess for Closing Medical (Death)

Last Updated October 7, 2026

Process for closing medical on reason of death.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: ABD, Benefits, buy-in, close, Closure, Date of Death, Death, effective date, Medical, Medicare, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, Qualifying Individuals, SLMB, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries, SSP, State Supplemental Payment

Social Security Early Retirement and Categorical Relationship

Last Updated August 21, 2025

Impact of Early Retirement on Eligibility

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, BEN, Bendex, Benefit, Blind, buy-in, Categorical Relationship, Disability, Disabled, early retirement, effective, Eligible, ineligible, Initial, Insurance, Long Term care, LTC, Medical, Medicare, onset, Retirement, RSDI, Social Security Administration, SSA, SSDI, survivors