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§17-1719-11.1 (2) Medically Needy (MN) for an individual financially ineligible for SS! benefits, but whose income is insufficient to meet medical expenses, and the standard of assistance shall be equal to fifty per cent of the 2006 federal poverty level for a household of applicable size. (3) Optional Categorically Needy (OCN) for an individual who is sixty-five years of age or older or whose eligibility is being determined on the basis of being disabled, and the standard of assistance shall be equal to one hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for a household of applicable (4) size. Optional Categorically Needy (OCN) for an individual in a licensed domiciliary care facility, both residential care facility and community care foster family home; and the standard of assistance shall be equal to the rate of payment of the SS! program and SSP for: ( i) A Type I domiciliary care facility has not more than five residents; or (ii) A Type II domiciliary care facility has six or more residents. (b) If income exceeds the applicable standards of assistance, the individual shall be evaluated for other available eligibility groups. [Eff and comp NOV 10 2016 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: HRS §§346-14, 346-53; 42 C.F.R. §§435.120, 435.121, 435.210, 435.217, 435.230, 435.330, 435.811, 435.831) §17-1719-12 Asset requirements. (a) The personal reserve standard is the maximum amount of countable assets that may be held by an individual or household while establishing or maintaining eligibility for medical assistance under this chapter. The personal reserve standards for an individual or two-member household shall be equal to the resource limits employed by the SS! program. 1719-7 3 20 6