Elderly or disabled member means a member of a household who:

(1) is 60 years of age or older; or

(2) is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability or blindness payments under title I, II, XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act; or

(3) is receiving Federal- or State-administered supplemental benefits under section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act provided that the eligibility to receive the benefits is based upon the disability or blindness criteria used under title XVI of the Social Security Act (Compilation of the Social Security Laws, 1985; 99th Congress, 1st Session; page 491; section 1614[a][2] and [a][3]; U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, Secretary of State file Nos. 00513, filed February 28, 1986, and 01036, referenced May 19, 1986); or

(4) is receiving Federal- or State-administered supplemental benefits under section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66; or

(5) is receiving disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a disability considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social Security Act; or

(6) is a veteran with a service-connected or nonservice-connected disability rated by the Veterans' Administration (VA) as total or paid as a total disability by the VA under title 38 of the United States Code (38 USC, Veterans' Benefits, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, pages 46-51, 1985), or is considered by the VA to be in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound under such title of the code; or

(8) is a surviving spouse or child of a veteran and considered by the VA to be entitled to compensation for a service-connected death or pension benefits for a nonservice-connected death under title 38 of the United States Code and has a disability considered permanent under section 221(i), the Social Security Act (38 USC, Veterans' Benefits, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, pages 62-66, 1985). Entitled as used in this definition refers to the surviving spouses and surviving children of veterans who are receiving the compensation or pension benefits or have been approved for such payments, but are not yet receiving them; or

(9) is receiving an annuity under:

(i) section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board; or

(ii) section 2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based upon the criteria used under title XVI of the Social Security Act (Compilation of the Social Security Law, 1985; 99th Congress, 1st Session; page 491; section 1614[a][3]; U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, Secretary of State file Nos. 00513, filed February 28, 1986 and 01036, referenced May 19, 1986); or

(10) is receiving disability-related medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act provided that the eligibility to receive such benefits is based upon the disability or blindness criteria used under title XVI of the Social Security Act.