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An applicant who abandons residency in the District during the processing of his/her application must report this immediately and becomes ineligible for IDA. IDA recipients must report abandonment of residency within 10 days. Recipients must be sent adequate and timely notice prior to termination of their benefits because of loss of District residency, unless they request in writing immediate case closure.

Social Security Number 2.4.3 The applicant/recipient must furnish a Social Security Number (SSN) for each member of the group or apply for a number and furnish the number when it is received from the Social Security Administration. See Part IV: Chapter 3, Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements: Social Security Number, for additional information on provision and verification of SSNs.

Citizenship/Alienage 2.4.4 To be approved for program benefits, a person must be a U. S. citizen, or an alien who meets the alien eligibility requirements for SSI under Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. See Part IV: Chapter 7, Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements: Citizenship/Alienage, for additional information on determining when non-citizens can receive benefits.

Disability 2.4.5 To qualify for program benefits, the Medical Review Team (MRT) must find that the person is permanently and totally disabled, based on the criteria used by the Social Security Administration in determining eligibility for SSI. A person is considered disabled under the guidelines of the SSI program when:

• She/he has a medically determined physical or mental impairment; • His/her impairment prevents him/her from engaging in any substantial gainful employment; and • His/her impairment o can be expected to result in imminent death, o has lasted at least 12 consecutive months, or o is expected to last at least 12 consecutive months.

IDA applicants and recipients must provide a current medical report from a certified medical professional, or authorize release of current medical information, in order to make the disability determination. Whenever possible a Social Information form should also be completed. IMA may request additional medical information, when necessary to determine eligibility or to establish the eligibility period. See Part IV: Chapter 9, Non-Financial Eligibility Requirements, Disability/Blindness for additional information on determining disability.

If an applicant for IDA has previously been determined by SSA as not meeting the disability requirements of SSI, the applicant may resubmit medical information. The applicant will be ineligible however, unless s/he:

• claims to have a disabling condition different from, or in addition to, that considered by SSA in making its determination;

• alleges more than 12 months after that most recent SSA determination denying disability, that his/her condition has changed or deteriorated since that SSA determination, alleges a new period of disability which meets the durational requirements of the Social Security Act (comprising or expecting to comprise twelve months or more), and has not applied to SSA for a determination with respect to these conditions; or

• alleges less than 12 months after the most recent SSA determination denying disability, that his/her condition has changed or deteriorated since that SSA determination, alleges a new