Current through October 31, 2024
Section 405 IAC 2-2-2 - Visual eligibility; Medicaid for the blindAuthority: IC 12-15
Affected: IC 12-13-7-3
Sec. 2.
(a) To be considered blind for eligibility purposes, a person must meet the criteria set forth 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 office can determine eligibility.Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 2-2-2; filed Mar 1, 1984, 2:31 p.m.: 7 IR 1014, eff Apr 1, 1984; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Apr 8, 2014, 12:37 p.m.: 20140507-IR-405130533FRA)Readopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:54 a.m.: 20191211-IR-405190487RFAFiled 6/11/2021, 2:35 p.m.: 20210707-IR-405190602FRA Transferred from the Division of Family and Children ( 470 IAC 9.1-2-2) to the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services ( 405 IAC 2-2-2) by P.L. 9-1991, SECTION 131, effective January 1, 1992.