Special Assistance SA-3100 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

II. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY

A. All recipients must meet the following requirements:

1. Meet North Carolina residency requirements. Refer to SA-3250, Residence.

2. Be an individual who is age 65 or older; or is 18-64 and disabled or legally blind; or an individual who is under 18 and is legally blind. Refer to SA-3230, Age.

3. Reside in a licensed facility authorized to receive SA payments, except for temporary absence not expected to exceed 30 days. Refer to III. Licensed SA Approved Facilities. below and EIS-1063.

4. Have a valid FL-2/MR-2 that is signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. See IV. Valid FL-2 Requirement below.

5. Not reside in a state institution, such as a state mental hospital or mental retardation center, except for temporary placement of 30 days or less.

6. Not be a patient in a facility for the treatment of mental disease, except for temporary placement of 30 days or less.

7. Not be an inmate in a jail or prison.

B. SSI Recipients

An SSI recipient automatically meets the categorical and financial requirements for SA.

C. Non-SSI Recipients

In order to receive SA, non-SSI recipients must meet the eligibility requirements for SSI except for income. In addition non-SSI recipients must meet the following requirements:

1. Provide documentation of U.S. citizenship or a qualified alien status. Refer to SA-3240, Citizenship and Identity.

2. Provide documentation of identity. Refer to SA-3240, Citizenship and Identity.

3. Meet the SA income requirements. Refer to SA-3210, Income.

4. Meet resource requirements. Refer to SA-3200, Resources.

5. Not have made a non-allowable transfer of resources (or established a non-allowable trust). Refer to SA-3205, Transfer of Resources.