State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2009
Mississippi
State Supplementation
Mandatory Minimum Supplementation
Administration: Social Security Administration.
Optional State Supplementation
State does not provide optional supplementation.
Interim assistance: State does not participate.
State Assistance for Special Needs
State does not provide assistance for special needs.
Medicaid
Eligibility
Criteria: SSI program guidelines (Title XVI). State has more liberal guidelines for Medicaid-only (non-SSI) recipients.
Determined by: Social Security Administration for SSI recipients; Division of Medicaid for those with income above SSI state limits.
Medically Needy Program
State does not provide a program for the medically needy.
Unpaid Medical Expenses
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.