Special Assistance APPENDIX C SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CERTAIN DISABLED (SCD)

II. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To receive assistance as a Certain Disabled person, an individual must:

A. Be age 18 through age 64.

B. Be a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence or an alien considered to be residing in the U.S. under color of law.

C. Be residing in North Carolina voluntarily with the intent to remain in the state.

D. Live in a private living arrangement.

E. Not be a patient in an institution for mental disease.

F. Not be an inmate of a public institution.

G. Not be a recipient of SSI (must have applied for SSI and been found ineligible on the basis of disability).

H. Be disabled according to the following definition of disability adopted for this group.

1. A disabled person is one who has some physical or mental impairment that substantially precludes him from obtaining gainful employment, and such impairment appears reasonably certain to continue without substantial improvement throughout his/her lifetime.

2. Disability is evaluated by the Disability Determination Section by a medical review based on medical and social information.







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