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period of disability that meets the durational requirements of the Social Security Act, and has applied to SSA for reconsideration or reopening of its decision.

Application for Supplemental Security Income 2.4.6 Applicants for IDA must also apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and provide proof of the date of the SSI application. IDA must be terminated when SSA makes a final decision on the IDA recipient's SSI eligibility. If SSA denies the initial SSI claim and the IDA recipient files a timely appeal, benefits will be continued until the appeals process is exhausted.

Reimbursement for IDA Payments 2.4.7 Applicants for IDA must sign a DHS 340, Authorization for Reimbursement of Interim Assistance, agreeing to reimburse IMA for the cost of their IDA payments. The reimbursements will be deducted from their retroactive SSI benefit payment. No reimbursement is required for any month for which SSI is not approved. The IDA recipient will repay the entire amount of the IDA assistance payments received if the SSI benefits received for the same period equals or exceeds the IDA payments. If the SSI benefits are less than the IDA payments for the same period the SSI benefits were received, the recipient will repay that portion of the IDA payments that equals the amount of SSI benefits.

Cooperation in Case Management 2.4.8 Recipients of IDA must cooperate in case management services. This includes: • providing materials needed to pursue the SSI application, including medical reports, • keeping appointments with medical providers, • keeping appointments with his/her disability advocate, • keeping appointments with SSA and its representatives, and • participating in treatment programs, as required.

Failure to cooperate with the disability advocate/case manager may result in termination of IDA benefits, unless a good cause reason can be established for non-cooperation. Good cause for non-cooperation with case management includes circumstances that are beyond the recipient's control, such as, but not limited to the following:

• personal illness, • illness of another household member requiring the presence or care of the recipient, and • a household emergency such as a death in the family.

DETERMINING FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY 2.5 Applicants and recipients of IDA must meet income and asset limits. Financial eligibility must be verified.

Benefit Amount 2.5.1 IDA payment levels match those for a TANF household of the same size.

Group Size Payment Level (effective October 1, 2007) 1 $270 2 $336