1 Tex. Admin. Code § 358.211 - Aged, Blind, or Disabled
(a) To be eligible
for a Medicaid-funded program for the elderly and people with disabilities
(MEPD), a person must be aged, blind, or disabled, according to the following
criteria:
(1) Aged. A person must be 65 years
of age or older to be considered aged, in accordance with
42
U.S.C.
1382c(a)(1)(A).
(2) Blind.
(A) To be considered blind for eligibility
purposes, a person must meet the criteria in
42
U.S.C.
1382c(a)(2).
(B) There is no minimum age requirement for a
person who is blind.
(C) A person
must have a medical determination of blindness before the Texas Health and
Human Services Commission (HHSC) can determine eligibility.
(3) Disabled.
(A) To be considered disabled for eligibility
purposes, a person must meet the criteria in
42
U.S.C.
1382c(a)(3).
(B) There is no minimum age requirement for a
person who is disabled, unless the person lives in an institution for mental
diseases as described in §
358.213 of this subchapter
(relating to Resident of an Institution for Mental Diseases).
(C) A person must have a medical
determination of a disability before HHSC can determine eligibility.
(b) A person under 65
years of age who has applied for Supplemental Security Income, and subsequently
applies for retroactive coverage, must have a medical determination of
blindness or a disability effective during any month of coverage that the
person was under 65 years of age.
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