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Page 4 of 8 7/1/2026 Appendix C-1

o The maintenance standard for individuals who remain approved for care in a nursing facility or ICF/ID since 1973 is $75 per .

o The maintenance standard for individuals residing in an ADvantage assisted living facility is $1,491 (150 percent of the Federal Benefit Rate). OAC 340:15-1-5

C. Deeming income to blind or disabled minor children. Monthly countable income must be less than the following Federal Benefit Rates. Individual Couple Ineligible child allocation $994 $1,491 $498

D. Maximum resources: The resources must be equal to or less than the following standards.

1. Individual - $2,000; Individual and spouse - $3,000.

2. For individuals approved for long term care services, home equity cannot exceed $752,000.

E. Student earned income exclusion. Working students younger than 22 years of age may have limited earnings not counted against their SSI benefits. To exclude these earnings, they must be regularly attending a school, college, university, or course of vocational or technical training. Refer to

Monthly exclusion - $2,410 Yearly exclusion - $9,730 OAC 317:35-5-42(g)(3) Schedule IX - TANF - Emergency Assistance (EA) Monthly countable income must be less than the following standards. EA monthly payment standards are 50 percent of the TANF payment standard. NOTE: Standards for Refugee Medical Assistance are found on Schedule XIV of this appendix. Refer to OAC 340:10-3-33, 340:10-19-3.

A. Adult only or adults and children included in the assistance payment. Number of persons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or more Need standard $398 $499 $645 $798 $933 $1,068 $1,203 $1,323 $1,436 Monthly maximum gross income cannot exceed $736 $923 $1,193 $1,476 $1,726 $1,975 $2,225 $2,447 $2,656 Payment standard (45% need standard) $180 $225 $292 $361 $422 $483 $544 $598 $650 EA payment standard $90 $113 $146 $181 $211 $242 $272 $299 $325