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NewCommon Law Marriage for Medical Programs: Quick Guide for Eligibility Workers

Last Updated January 21, 2026

Criteria for considering someone common law married

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: ABD, Aged, agree, Blind, boyfriend, common-law, contradict, Couple, criteria, Disabled, dispute, girlfriend, hold out, husband, legal, live together, man, marriage, married, matrimony, opposite gender, partner, present, recognize, refute, Requirements, roommates, spouses, Taxes, wife

UpdatedSSI Recipients and Countable Income

Last Updated October 31, 2025

Count only the income showing on the SDX screen

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, block, coding, countable, deemed, Disabled, divert, earned, Eligibility, enter, FACS, Income, Medicaid, Medical, Other, Parent, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, RSDI, SDX, SoonerCare, Spouse, SSI, SSP, State Supplemental Payment, supplemental security income, unearned

ABD Categorical Relationship

Last Updated July 8, 2025

Determining Categorical Relationship

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, Categorical Relationship, Death, Disabled, hospitalization, premature infant, Quiz

UpdatedMedicare Advantage Flex Cards

Last Updated August 29, 2025

Medicare Advantage, or a Part C plan, is a plan members can purchase that provides their original Medicare benefits, covers co-pays, and possibly provide other benefits. Some Medicare Advantage plans provide a flexible spending card. Money is deposited onto the card each month and the member can use it to meet a variety of needs, […]

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC), Programs Topics: ABD, Aetna, Aged, Benefit, Blind, Blue Cross Blue Shield, card, Cigna, CommunityCare, countable, Disabled, Exempt, flex, flexible, Global Health, Humana, Income, Long Term care, LTC, Medicare Advantage, money, Part C, plan, spending, United Healthcare

Income – Garnishment, Overpayment, Deferments, or Suspension Status

Last Updated August 21, 2025

For ABD benefits, always count the gross.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, buy-in. Medicare Savings Program, Disability, Disabled, earned, garnishment, Income, Lien, Medicaid, Medical, Medicare premium, Overpayment, Paycheck, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, Qualifying Individual, Retirement, RSDI, Salary, SLMB, Social Security, SoonerCare, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSA, SSI, SSP, State Supplemental Payment, UIB, unearned, unemployment, VA, Veterans Administration

Sale of Home Proceeds and Insurance Payments & Repairs

Last Updated July 17, 2023

How are the proceeds from the sale of the home property or an insurance payment for home repairs considered in determining eligibility

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: 90, ABD, Aged, Appointment, Blind, buy, carpenter, Contract, Contractor, damage, Deed, Disabled, electrician, employ, estimate, fix, hail, handyman, home, Insurance, Interview, lineup, mitigation, ninety, Payment, plan, plumber, procure, property, purchase, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, remediation, repair, replace, Resource, restoration, restore, roof, Sale, Schedule, SLMB, snow, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, storm, supplemental, tornado, water, weather

Absence from the Home: Temporary vs Permanent

Last Updated July 17, 2023

Determining whether an absence is temporary or permanent.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Absence, Aged, alone, Blind, camper, Care, countable, Disabled, dwelling, Exempt, feasible, fixed, health, home, hospital, house, improve, long, Medical, mobile, Nursing Home, Payment, permanent, plan, possible, primary, property, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, realistic, recreational vehicle, rehabilitation, Residence, Resource, RV, Shelter, short, sick, SLMB, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, supplemental, temporary, time, trailer, trip, vacation, viable, visit, well

Resource – Countable Property

Last Updated August 21, 2025

Determining the countable value of property not associated with the home property

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, appraisal, Blind, countable, County Assessor, Disabled, equity, estimate, Fair Market Value, FMV, home property, Indian, knowledge, loan, Mortgage, oral, Payment, professional, property, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, real estate, realtor, Residence, Resource, SLMB, specialized, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, supplemental, trust, written

SSP Best Practices

Last Updated November 25, 2025

Answers to some common questions about the Debit Card/Direct Deposit for cash benefits

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, Contact, Debit Card, direct deposit, Disabled, FACS, guardian, lost, Mastercard, Medical ID, Parent, payee, recipient, replacement, Representative, RID, SSP, State Supplemental Payment, stolen

Transferring Money from Special Needs Trust to ABLE Account

Last Updated January 24, 2023

Steps to follow to allow a transfer from a Special Needs Trust to ABLE Account

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, ABLE, account, Advantage, Aged, allow, approve, balance, Blind, close, DDS, deny, Developmental Disabilities Services, Disabled, Exempt, home, Long Term care, LTC, nursing facility, Request, Resource, SNT, Special needs trust, STABLE, Transfer