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NewSale 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

NewAbsence 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

NewCountable Property

Last Updated July 14, 2023

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

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

UpdatedSSP Best Practices

Last Updated June 5, 2023

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

Primary and Secondary Cases (Companion Coding)

Last Updated September 15, 2022

Instructions regarding Companion Coding

Subject: TANF Topics: Case Info tab, companion coding, FACS, Household Tab, indicator, primary case, secondary case, SNAP, SSP, TANF

EA Screens & Companion Cases

Last Updated May 7, 2021

Examples of EA Screens and Companion Cases

Subject: IMS Topics: companion coding, EA screen, SNAP, SSP

UpdatedLIHEAP Non-Participant Vendor – Direct Payment to the Client

Last Updated July 11, 2023

Instructions for Direct Payments to Clients

Subject: LIHEAP / ECAP Topics: Appendix C-7-A, Debit Card, direct payment, ECAP, federal funds, LIHEAP, Oklahoma Master Card, SSP, TANF, utility supplier, Vendors

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

Updated$20 General Income Exclusion

Last Updated May 16, 2023

327:35-5-42(d)(1)and(5)(B) The General Income Exclusion (GIE) is a $20 per month income deduction. It is mostly used to bring down countable income that is barely over the standard, so the client can be eligible for a particular benefit. For QMB, SLMB and QI-1, the GIE can be used: First on unearned income If any of […]

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

Annual Report: Potential SSP Eligible Cases

Last Updated June 12, 2019

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, State Supplemental Payment