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a. Eligibility Criteria. Medicaid beneficiaries who are SSI-eligible and need LTSS are subject to the clinical/functional eligibility factors required for an institutional level of care set forth in Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter as well as the financial eligibility requirements related to the transfer of assets. The resource limit is set at two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). b. Special Conditions. Re-evaluation of income and resources is not required unless current eligibility is based on different Medicaid group size (couple v. individual) or there is a change in income or resources resulting from need for or use of LTSS. In addition: (1) SSI recipients who have § 1619(b) status, as indicated in § 40-05-1.5.4 of this Title, remain eligible for two (2) months of continuing SSI cash assistance if admitted to an LTH, such as Eleanor Slater Hospital or an equivalent HCBS setting; and (2) SSI recipients who obtain Medicaid LTSS for a period not expected to exceed ninety (90) days may continue to receive SSI cash assistance during this time to maintain a community residence. Such income is excluded in the financial eligibility determination sequence, including the post-eligibility treatment of income. c. Determination Process. SSI recipients are not subject to a MAGI determination and a re-evaluation of income/resource eligibility using the SSI method is not required when applying for LTSS. Although a review of functional/clinical eligibility is conducted, a full assessment of level of care needs may be waived for certain populations based on their type of disability as indicated in Part 5 of this Subchapter. All other steps in the eligibility determination process apply to the extent that the special Rules applicable to the treatment of SSI income allow, as indicated in Part 40-00-3 of this Title. d. Retroactive Coverage. Retroactive coverage is available for any allowable non-Medicaid covered LTSS expenses in the ninety (90) day period prior to the eligibility date in circumstances in which the applicant for LTSS was not enrolled in Medicaid at that time. 2. Adults 19 to 64 – All persons seeking initial or continuing eligibility for Medicaid LTSS in this age group are evaluated across several pathways unless they are currently eligible for Medicaid. a. Eligibility Criteria. Applicants are subject to the general and functional/clinical eligibility requirements. Not all financial eligibility