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MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID MEDICAID F-310 DEFINITIONS SSI Eligible Spouse - The client's spouse who meets the requirements in both a. and b. below: a. Is pending SSI, received SSI or would have been eligible for SSI; To determine if the spouse would have been eligible for SSI, the spouse: 1. must have been aged, blind or disabled. Blindness and disability is established when the spouse has been determined eligible for any type of permanent disability/blind benefits (e.g., SSA, VA, or retirement disability benefits); and 2. must be determined financially eligible. b. Is living with the client or has not been separated longer than the specified time frames: 1. Consider the client a member of a couple with an eligible spouse only for the month they ceased living together. SSI Ineligible Spouse - The client's spouse who is not pending SSI, not receiving SSI and would not have been eligible for SSI. When the spouse is not aged or has not been determined eligible for some type of permanent disability/blindness benefits consider the spouse an SSI ineligible spouse. The ineligible spouse's income must always be considered when the client is living with the spouse. When the client and ineligible spouse are separated, the ineligible spouse's income is only considered the month of separation. Individual - Consider clients as individuals when they are: a. NOT married; b. Married but have been separated from their SSI ELIGIBLE spouse for a specified time frame: The client will be considered an individual beginning the month after the month they cease living together. c. Married but have been separated from their SSI INELIGIBLE spouse for a specified time frame: Consider the client an individual the month FOLLOWING the month they ceased living together; Division of Welfare and Supportive Services F-310 Medical Assistance Manual LONG TERM CARE SERVICES 24 Sept MTL 05/24 DEFINITIONS