504 Blind

 

 

 

Revised 11/25/2019

 

Policy

 

Blindness is one of three conditions (aged, blind, or disabled) that allow a person to qualify for SSI-MAO.  A person must be determined blind under the rules for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI-Cash) program.

Definitions

 

Term

Definition

Blind

A customer is considered blind if there has been a medical determination of the following conditions:

·         Central visual acuity not more than 20/200 in the better eye with use of a correcting lens; or

·         Tunnel vision, which is a limited visual field of 20 degrees or less at the widest diameter.

 

Proof

 

Proof of blindness is limited to:

·         A medical determination of blindness by the Disability Determination Services Administration (DDSA); or

·         Records showing that the person is receiving SSA or SSI benefits based on blindness. 

Legal Authority

 

This requirement applies to the following program:

Program

Legal Authorities

SSI MAO

42 USC 1396d(a)(iv), 42 USC 1396d(a) (vii)

42 CFR 435.530

AAC R9-22-1501