State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2006
Arizona
State Supplementation
Mandatory Minimum Supplementation
Administration: Arizona Department of Economic Security; Aging Adult Administration and Family Assistance Administration.
Optional State Supplementation
Administration: Arizona Department of Economic Security; Aging Adult Administration and Family Assistance Administration.
Effective date: May 9, 1974.
Statutory basis for payment: Arizona Revised Statutes 46:252.
Funding
Administration: State funds.
Assistance: State funds.
Passalong method: Maintaining payment levels.
Place of application: Area Agencies on Aging, Catholic Social Services, other designated contracting agencies, and local offices of state Department of Economic Security. County Health Department Long-Term Care Unit and city Human Resources Departments arrange home interviews (if needed) or refer to appropriate agencies.
Scope of coverage: Optional state supplement provided to all SSI recipients who require assistance with housekeeping. Children under age 18 are not eligible for optional supplementation.
Resource limitations: Federal SSI regulations apply.
Income exclusions: Federal SSI regulations apply.
Recoveries, liens, and assignments: None.
Financial responsibility of relatives: None.
Interim assistance: State participates.
Payment calculation method: The state supplementation is added to the federal payment. Countable income is deducted first from the federal payment. Any income that remains to be counted after the federal payment has been reduced to zero is then deducted from the state supplementary payment.
Payment levels: See Table 1.
| Living arrangement | Combined federal and state | State supplementation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | |
| Requires housekeeping services a | 673.00 | 974.00 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Income Security Programs; state information. | ||||
| a. Services may be provided in lieu of cash grants. Services and cash benefits are the same for individuals and couples. | ||||
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Number of recipients: See Table 2.
| Living arrangement | Total | Aged | Blind | Disabled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recipients | 472 | -- | -- | -- |
| Requires housekeeping services | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SOURCE: State information. | ||||
| NOTE: -- = not available. | ||||
State Assistance for Special Needs
Administration
Arizona Department of Economic Security.
Special Needs Circumstances
Visiting nurse services: Up to $160 in vendor payments per month for any aged SSI recipient who is 65 years or older when medical findings substantiate need.
Home health services: Up to $160 in vendor payments per month for any aged SSI recipient who is 65 years or older when medical findings substantiate need.
Medicaid
Medical assistance is provided through a Title XIX authorized demonstration program—the Arizona Health
Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)—which is more limited in scope than Medicaid.
Eligibility
Criteria: SSI program guidelines (Title XVI).
Determined by: Social Security Administration.
Medically Needy Program
Arizona Department of Health Services provides funds for the medically needy.
Unpaid Medical Expenses
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.