Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 2535 Categorical Eligibility Requirements - Blindness

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 1-1-88 Transmittal: UP-88-7 2535 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Categorical Eligibility Requirements POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: Blindness AABD _______________________________________________________________ MAABD Subject:

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2535 Certain individuals applying for State Supplement or Medicaid must be determined statutorily blind in order to meet the categorical eligibility requirement.

This chapter addresses the medical basis for a determination of blindness.