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1 Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Medical Services Board MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - SECTION 8.100 ELIGIBILITY, PROVIDER SCREENING, NPI 10 CCR 2505-10 8.100 [Editor’s Notes follow the text of the rules at the end of this CCR Document.] 8.100 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY 8.100.1 Definitions 300% Institutionalized Special Income Group is a Medical Assistance category that provides Long-Term Care Services to aged or disabled individuals. 1619b is section 1619b of the Social Security Act which allows individuals who are eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to continue to be eligible for Medical Assistance coverage after they return to work. AB - Aid to the Blind is a program which provides financial assistance to low-income blind persons. ABD - Aged, Blind and Disabled Medical Assistance is a group of Medical Assistance categories for individuals that have been deemed to be aged, blind, or disabled by the Social Security Administration or the Department. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts – Special savings accounts that are set up by (or for) certain individuals with disabilities in a qualified ABLE program that are exempt for eligibility. They can be established by any state’s qualified ABLE Program. Colorado’s ABLE program is administered by the Department of Higher Education. Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)-means “gross income”, as defined in federal tax rules, minus certain adjustments prescribed in the federal tax rules to derive the “Adjusted Gross Income” line on the tax return. These adjustments from gross income are taken before the taxpayer takes his or her Schedule A deductions or Standard Deduction. Code of Colorado Regulations Secretary of State State of Colorado