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

148 3) the infant’s date of birth is within three (3) months of the date on which the infant became eligible for SSI 8.100.6.D. Pickle Amendment 1. Beginning July 1977, Medical Assistance must be provided to an individual if their countable income is below the current years SSI standard after a cost of living adjustment (COLA) disregard is applied to their OASDI (excluding Railroad Retirement Benefits) and they meet all other eligibility criteria. This is referred to as Pickle Disregard. 2. The Pickle Disregard applies to an individual who: a. lost SSI and/or OAP because of a cost of living adjustment to his/her own OASDI benefits. b. lost SSI and/or OAP because a cost of living adjustment to OASDI income deemed from a parent or spouse. c. lost OAP and/or SSI due to the receipt of, or increase to, OASDI, and would be eligible for OAP and/or SSI if all COLA’S on the amount that caused them to lose eligibility is disregarded from their current OASDI amount. 8.100.6.E. Pickle Determination 1. To determine eligibility of Medical Assistance recipients to whom the Pickle disregards apply, the eligibility site must: a. establish whether the person was eligible for SSI or OAP and, for the same month, was entitled to OASDI; b. determine the previous amount of the OASDI that caused them to lose SSI and/or OAP; c. determine the current OASDI income; d. subtract the previous OASDI income from the current OASDI income to find the cumulative OASDI COLAs since SSI and/or OAP was lost. This is the Pickle Disregard amount;