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a. Characteristic Requirements. A person must be without SSI and meet the characteristic requirements with respect to: (1) Age. Sixty-five (65) and older; or (2) Disability. Determined by the State’s Medicaid Assessment and Review Team (MART) to meet the applicable SSI disability standards; or (3) Blindness. Federal Regulations preclude States that have expanded SSI-based eligibility to income above the SSI standard (approximately seventy-five percent (75%) FPL) to treat blindness as a distinct eligibility characteristic. Accordingly, applicants who are blind and are ineligible for SSI or an SSI Protected Status are subject to a MART disability determination. b. Financial Requirements. The person must meet income and resource standards for EAD eligibility based on the SSI methodology as follows: (1) Income. Total countable income must be at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the FPL for the family size involved; and (2) Resources. Total countable resources must not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for an individual and six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) for a couple. 2. Determination Process – The application review process evaluates all persons seeking Medicaid for eligibility through a MACC group using the MAGI standard. Anyone who self-reports a disabling impairment or who is sixty-five (65) or older is then evaluated for Community Medicaid eligibility through the pathways set forth in this Section. Federal Regulations at 42 C.F.R. § 435.404 (2023) require EOHHS to provide anyone determined eligible through multiple pathways to choose the coverage group that best suits their needs. 3. Continuing Eligibility – With implementation of the State’s integrated eligibility system (IES), EOHHS utilizes a modified passive renewal process. Beneficiaries are required to review and update a pre-populated form containing information obtained in their accounts and updated monthly or quarterly through electronic data matches about eligibility factors subject to change. Detailed provisions pertaining to the passive renewal process are set forth in Subchapter 00 Part 2 of this Chapter. 4. Agency Responsibilities – The EOHHS is responsible for overseeing the evaluation of applications for EAD eligibility, enrollment, and processing