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(c) The individual has applied for both Medical Assistance and SSI benefits, and the Social Security Administration has not made a Supplemental Security Income determination within 90 days from the date of the individual's application for Medical Assistance;

(d) The individual has applied for Medical Assistance and alleges:

(ii) Not more than 12 months after the most recent determination by the Social Security Administration denying disability, that the individual's condition has changed or deteriorated since that determination, and alleges a new period of disability, which meets the durational requirements for disability, and has not applied to the Social Security Administration for a determination with respect to those allegations; or

(iii) Less than 12 months after the most recent determination by the Social Security Administration denying disability, that the individual's condition has changed or deteriorated, alleges a new period of disability which meets the durational requirements for disability, and has applied to the Social Security Administration for reconsideration or reopening of its disability decision but the Social Security Administration has refused to consider the new allegations; or

(e) The individual has applied for Medical Assistance, and:

(i) Alleges less than 12 months after the most recent determination by the Social Security Administration denying disability that the individual's condition has changed or deteriorated;

(ii) Alleges a new period of disability which meets the durational requirements for disability; and

(iii) No longer meets the nondisability requirements for Supplemental Security Income but may meet the State's nondisability requirements for Medical Assistance eligibility.

.05-5 Nonfinancial Eligibility Requirements — Other.

A. Caretaker Relative. To be eligible for Medical Assistance as a caretaker relative, an applicant or recipient shall be a caretaker relative as defined at Regulation .02 of this chapter.

B. Inmate of a Public Institution.

(1) To be eligible for Medical Assistance, an applicant or recipient may not be incarcerated as an inmate of a public institution.

(2) Public Institution.

(a) A public institution is a publicly owned and operated nonmedical facility in which an individual lives and receives treatment or services provided by the facility.