Eligibility for OSIPM Under December 1973 Supplemental Security Income Eligibility

(1) An individual is eligible for OSIPM if the individual was eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in December 1973.

(2) An individual is eligible for OSIPM if the individual is the essential spouse of someone eligible for OSIPM under section (1) of this rule. An essential spouse is one who lives in the same household and provides a service that otherwise would have to be provided by some other means.

(3) An individual eligible for OSIPM under this rule is considered eligible continuously since December 1973.