Section 1303 - State aid to the disabled(a) State aid to the disabled shall be granted to an individual who meets the eligibility requirements of section 1301 of this title and who in addition: (1) is permanently and totally disabled as defined in Title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended; and(2) is not, at the date of receiving aid, an inmate of any public institution.(b) An individual is also considered disabled for purposes of this chapter if the individual was disabled as defined under this chapter and the rules in effect under this chapter on December 31, 1973 and received aid under this chapter for December 1973, provided the individual has been, since that time, continuously disabled.Amended by 2021 , No. 20, § 290, eff. 7/1/2021.Added 1967, No. 147, § 3; amended 1973, No. 75, § 3, eff. date, see note under § 1301 of this title; 1973, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. 5/20/2014.