Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 50 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program › Subchapter 5 - Non-Financial Eligibility Criteria › Part 1 - HOUSEHOLD DEFINITION › Section 340:50-5-4 - Definition of elderly or disabled household member

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Definition of elderly or
				  disabled.
Per 271.2 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations
				  (7
				  C.F.R. §
											271.2) , an elderly or disabled
				  household member is defined as a person who:
(1) is 60 years of age and older;
(2) receives Supplemental Security Income
				  (SSI) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability or blindness
				  paymentsunder Titles I, II, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act;
(3) receives federal- or state-administered
				  supplemental benefits under Section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act based
				  upon the disability or blindness criteria used under Title XVI of the Social
				  Security Act;
(4) receives federal-
				  or state-administered supplemental benefits under Section 212(a) of Public Law
				  93-66;
(5) receives disability
				  retirement benefits from a government agency because of a disability considered
				  permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act;
(6) is a veteran with a service-connected or
				  non-service- connected disability rated by the United States Department of
				  Veteran's Affairs (VA) as total or paid as total by the VA under Title 38 of
				  the United States Code. Benefits may be considered compensation or pension;
(7) is a veteran considered by the
				  VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under
				  Title 38 of the United States Code;
(8) is a surviving spouse of a veteran who VA
				  considers in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound or is
				  a surviving child of a veteran and considered by the VA to be permanently
				  incapable of self-support under Title 38 of the United States Code (U.S.C.);
(9) is a surviving spouse or
				  surviving child of a veteran and VA considers to be entitled to compensation
				  for a service-connected death or pension benefits for a non-service-connected
				  death under Title 38 of the U.S.C and has a disability considered permanent
				  under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act. "Entitled" as used in this
				  definition refers to those veterans' surviving spouses and children who are
				  receiving VA compensation or pension benefits, or who were approved for the
				  payments but are not receiving them yet;
(10) receives an annuity payment under
				  Section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and, is determined
				  to be eligible to receive Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board or Section
				  2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, and is determined to be
				  disabled based upon the criteria under Title XVI of the Social Security Act;
				  or
(11) receives interim assistance
				  benefits pending the receipt of SSI or is a recipient of disability related
				  medical assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, provided that
				  the eligibility to receive these benefits is based upon disability or blindness
				  criteria that are at least as stringent as those used under Title XVI of the
				  Social Security Act, as set forth at 20 C.F.R. Part 416 , Subpart I,
				  Determining Disability and Blindness as defined in Title XVI.