461-155-0295 Income Standard; SLMB, QI (1) Eligibility for the Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) program requires income greater than 100 percent (see OAR 461-155-0290) but less than 120 percent of the federal poverty level. The adjusted income standard for SLMB is 120 percent of the 2026 federal poverty level. SLMB Adjusted Income Standard No. in Need Group .............................. Amount 1 ............................................................ $1,596 2 ............................................................ 2,164 3 ............................................................ 2,732 4 ............................................................ 3,300 5 ............................................................ 3,868 6 ............................................................ 4,436 7 ............................................................ 5,004 8 ............................................................ 5,572 9 ............................................................ 6,140 10 .......................................................... 6,708 Each additional person ....................... + 568 (2) Eligibility for the Qualifying Individual (QI) program requires income equal to or greater than 120 percent (see section (1) of this rule) but less than 135 percent of the federal poverty level. The adjusted income standard for QI is 135 percent of the 2026 federal poverty level. QI Adjusted Income Standard No. in Need Group .............................. Amount 1 ............................................................ $1,796 2 ............................................................ 2,435 3 ............................................................ 3,074 4 ............................................................ 3,713 5 ............................................................ 4,352 6 ............................................................ 4,991 7 ............................................................ 5,630 8 ............................................................ 6,269 9 ............................................................ 6,908 10 .......................................................... 7,547 Each additional person ....................... + 639 Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 411.060, 411.070, ORS 409.050, 413.085 & 414.685 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 411.060, 411.070, ORS 409.010 & 42 USC 1396a(10)(E)(iii)-(iv) History: SSP 17-2026, amend filed 02/24/2026, effective 03/01/2026 SSP 1-2025, amend filed 02/20/2025, effective 03/01/2025 SSP 15-2024, amend filed 02/27/2024, effective 03/01/2024 SSP 8-2023, amend filed 01/30/2023, effective 03/01/2023 SSP 29-2022, amend filed 02/24/2022, effective 03/01/2022 SSP 3-2021, amend filed 02/11/2021, effective 03/01/2021 SSP 2-2020, amend filed 02/24/2020, effective 03/01/2020 SSP 3-2019, amend filed 02/07/2019, effective 03/01/2019 SSP 8-2018, amend filed 02/15/2018, effective 03/01/2018 SSP 5-2017, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-17 SSP 8-2016, f. 2-18-16, cert. ef. 3-1-16 SSP 8-2015, f. 2-27-15, cert. ef. 3-1-15 SSP 7-2014, f. & cert. ef. 3-7-14 SSP 4-2014(Temp), f. 2-4-14, cert. ef. 3-1-14 thru 8-28-14 SSP 6-2013, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-13 SSP 8-2012, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-12 SSP 17-2011, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-11 SSP 8-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-1-11 thru 8-28-11 SSP 13-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-09 SSP 6-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-1-09 thru 9-28-09 SSP 26-2008, f. 12-31-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09 SSP 23-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-08 SSP 8-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-08 SSP 6-2008(Temp), f. 2-29-08, cert. ef. 3-1-08 thru 8-28-08 SSP 4-2007, f. 3-30-07, cert. ef. 4-1-07 SSP 2-2007(Temp), f.& cert. ef. 3-1-07 thru 3-31-07 SSP 4-2006, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-06 SSP 4-2005, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-05 SSP 8-2004, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-04 SSP 7-2003, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-03 AFS 22-2002, f. 12-31-02, cert. ef. 1-1-03 AFS 19-2002(Temp), f. 12-10-02, cert. ef. 1-1-03 thru 5-31-03 AFS 5-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-02 AFS 6-2001, f. 3-30-01, cert. ef. 4-1-01 AFS 10-2000, f. 3-31-00, cert. ef. 4-1-00 AFS 3-1999, f. 3-31-99, cert. ef. 4-1-99 AFS 8-1998, f. 4-28-98, cert. ef. 5-1-98 AFS 6-1998(Temp), f. 3-30-98, cert. ef. 4-1-98 thru 5-31-98 AFS 24-1997, f. 12-31-97, cert. ef. 1-1-98 AFS 5-1997, f. 4-30-97, cert. ef. 5-1-97 AFS 16-1996, f. 4-29-96, cert. ef. 5-1-96 AFS 10-1995, f. 3-30-95, cert. ef. 4-1-95 AFS 29-1994, f. 12-29-94, cert. ef. 1-1-95 AFS 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-94 AFS 5-1993, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-93 AFS 35-1992, f. 12-31-92, cert. ef. 1-1-93