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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

UpdatedCase Numbering Tips – ABD

Last Updated February 9, 2026

Tips for Creating Cases for Medical Benefits

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: buy-in, Case numbers, creating cases, prefix, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, SLMB, SSP, State Supplemental Payment, TANF benefit

ABD Flowchart

Last Updated December 10, 2025

ABD Flowchart to display steps of what to check for and consider with a medical application?

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: ABD, Agency View, Medical, Medicare, Medicare premium, OHCA, QI-1, QMBP, SLMB

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

One Third Reduction Rule

Last Updated February 23, 2023

Instructions regarding One Third Reduction Rule for Someone Living with Another Household

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, Advantage, categorically needy, Countable Income, Eligibility, federal need standard, Food, In-Kind, Income, LTC, Medicaid Income Pension Trust, MIPT, One Third Rule, QMBP, Shelter, SLMB, SSI Standard, SSP, Unearned Income

Medical Applications & DDS Services

Last Updated February 23, 2023

Information regarding applications for medical related to DDS services

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: Appendix C-1, buy-in, DDS, Developmental Disabilities Division, Home and Community Waiver Services, Income Eligibility, medical application, QI-1, QMBP, resource eligibility, SLMB, TEFRA

Disability Due to Death

Last Updated September 22, 2022

Determining Category Relationship due to Death and FACS Coding

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: 3 months, ambulance, Categorical Relationship, Death, deceased, Disability, hospital, Medicaid, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, treatment

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