State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2006
Administration: Social Security Administration.
State does not provide optional supplementation.
Interim assistance: State does not participate.
State does not provide assistance for special needs.
Criteria: SSI program guidelines (Title XVI). State has more liberal guidelines for Medicaid-only (non-SSI) recipients.
Determined by: Social Security Administration for SSI recipients; Division of Medicaid for those with income above SSI state limits.
State does not provide a program for the medically needy.
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.
