7 AAC 40.140 - Blindness

(a) An applicant for aid to the blind whose income is within SSI income standards must be found by the Social Security Administration to meet the definition of blindness contained in Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1382 c(a)(2)).

(b) An applicant described in (a) of this section may receive interim assistance under 7 AAC 40.375 if the department determines that the applicant is blind under 7 AAC 40.150.

(c) An otherwise eligible applicant whose income exceeds SSI income standards but is within the income standards of this chapter, and who has not been found eligible for Social Security disability payments due to blindness must be determined by the division of vocational rehabilitation of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development to meet the definition of blindness contained in Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1382 c(a)(2)).

(d) A person who received aid to the blind in December, 1973, and who has received aid to the blind continuously thereafter, is considered to be blind under this chapter if he continues to meet the definition of blindness in effect in December, 1973.

Notes

7 AAC 40.140

Eff. 5/12/82, Register 82; am 9/30/83, Register 87; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 1/11/2006, Register 177

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.25.430

AS 47.25.455