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OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS STATE RESIDENCE AND RESPONSIBILTY FOR ASSISTANCE

ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO CHANGE RESIDENCY

Regulations at 18 NYCRR, Section 360-1.4 (j). This means that eligibility will not be transitioned for individuals who relocate to another district from a hospital, nursing home, Intermediate Care facility, inpatient psychiatric center or inpatient alcohol treatment facility.

When a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient reports a move to another district, it is important that the move be reported to the Social Security Administration following the instructions in 95 ADM-5. Districts must coordinate any closing for an SSI recipient with the opening of a case in the new district.

For recipients who report their move and provide the address in the new district in advance of his or her actual relocation, the district is responsible for providing coverage through the month of the actual move and the following month and coverage is established in the new district the first day of the succeeding month.

If a district discovers a recipient has moved out of county (the recipient has reported the move), coverage must be provided for the month of and the month following the move at which time the case must be closed.

Recipients who do not report their move in advance of his or her actual relocation will have their coverage provided by the originating district for the month in which the move is reported and the following month. Coverage is established in the new district effective the first day of the second month following the month the move was reported.

NOTE: The District of Fiscal Responsibility (DFR) rules, with the exception of the Transition Rule, remain unchanged.

CONSIDERATIONS:

Changes in Circumstances- In situations where the recipient reports their move AND other changes relative to eligibility and the information is sufficient to complete a re-determination before the case is transitioned, such re-determination should be made. Changes that result in ineligibility should be handled in accordance with existing procedures, including the discontinuance or change of coverage as appropriate. However, in no instance should a district

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