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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 10 CCR 2505-10 8.100 Medical Services Board

113 8.100.5. Aged, Blind, and Disabled, Long Term Care, and Medicare Savings Plan Medical Assistance General Eligibility 8.100.5.A. Application Requirements 1. When an individual applies for Medical Assistance on the basis of disability or blindness, the eligibility sites shall take the application and determine whether the individual is eligible for Long Term Care or any of the Aged, Blind, and Disabled categories of assistance described in section 8.100.6. If the applicant does not qualify for Medical Assistance on one of those bases, he/she shall be referred to the local Social Security office to apply for SSI. a. Applicants who apply for Long-Term Care Medical Assistance on the basis of disability or blindness, or who apply for the Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities or the Medicaid Buy-In Program for Children with Disabilities without a current disability determination, shall complete a Medical Assistance disability determination application in addition to the required Single Streamlined Application. The disability determination application is not required for individuals that have already been determined disabled by the Social Security Administration. b. The Medical Assistance disability determination application shall be collected by a designated eligibility site representative and shall be forwarded to the state disability determination contractor upon completion. The state disability determination contractor shall conduct a client disability determination and shall forward the determination to the designated eligibility site representative. c. For the Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities, if an individual does not meet the Social Security Administration definition of disability, the state disability determination contractor can review the individual’s circumstances to determine if the individual meets limited disability. d. Due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, if a person’s existing disability determination has expired, the person shall remain