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these supports may include: pre-vocational services, education and training opportunities that build on strengths and interests, individually tailored and preference-based career planning, job development, job training, and job support that recognizes each person's employability and potential contributions to the labor market. 1.5 SSI-Eligible Beneficiaries A. Rhode Island provides Medicaid coverage to anyone who is eligible for and receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) based on a determination by the Federal Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSI program provides basic income to aged, blind, and disabled individuals who have little to no income and resources and who are unable to engage in substantial gainful activity. The State automatically enrolls SSI beneficiaries in Medicaid upon receipt of electronic notification from the SSA and must continue to provide coverage unless or until SSI status changes. B. The SSA also determines whether working adults with disabilities receiving SSI qualify for continuing Medicaid eligibility after an SSI status change under the special provisions in § 1619(a) or § 1619(b). Under § 1619(a) and § 1619(b), SSI beneficiaries who have increased earned income from work are able to retain their Medicaid coverage. The amount of the additional earned income affects whether these provisions apply and, respectively, whether SSI cash assistance is reduced or eliminated. However, Medicaid primary care essential benefit coverage and, as applicable, LTSS continue without regard to changes in SSI status until the State is notified otherwise by the SSA. 1. § 1619(a) – “Special cash assistance” is available when an SSI beneficiary with a disability has gross earned income for the month that exceeds the amount ordinarily allowed to obtain or retain SSI eligibility. Both the special cash payments and Medicaid coverage are authorized in this instance under § 1619(a). Any beneficiary may qualify for § 1619(a) as early as their second month on the SSI rolls. To qualify, a person must: a. Continue to have a disabling impairment and meet all other non- disability requirements; and b. Have been eligible for and received a regular SSI cash payment based on disability for a previous month within the current period of eligibility. The prerequisite month does not necessarily have to be the immediate prior month. 2. § 1619(b) – SSI beneficiaries who have earnings too high for an SSI cash payment may be eligible for Medicaid if they meet certain requirements. To qualify for continuing Medicaid coverage under § 1619(b), a person must: