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56 household is considered a special category, unless the income is coded on CHIP UNIN screen to identify receipt of disability income. E. For individuals to be considered disabled who receives an annuity payment under: • section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board; or • section 2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be disabled based upon the criteria used under title XVI of the Social Security Act. The household will provide proof that the individual receives a Railroad Retirement disability annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board and has been determined to qualify for Medicare. F. For an individual to be considered disabled who: • is a recipient of interim assistance benefits pending the receipt of Supplemented Security Income (SSI) or a recipient of disability related medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act; or disability-based State general assistance benefits. The Agency shall verify that the eligibility to receive these benefits is based upon disability or blindness criteria which are at least as stringent as those used under title XVI of the Social Security Act.

The household will provide proof that the individual receives interim assistance benefits pending the receipt of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or disability-related medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the SSA. NOTE: Individuals under age 60 and meet this criteria, should be coded as “Y” in SPAT field on CHIP SSDO screen in order to identify that the household is considered a special category, unless the income is coded on CHIP UNIN screen to identify receipt of disability income.

II. Disability Determination for Elderly and Disabled Persons For disability determinations which must be made relevant to the provisions of 2.2 (2) Special Household Requirements (Elderly and disabled persons), the Agency will use the SSA's most current list of disabilities as the initial step for verifying if an individual has a disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act (See SNAP Tool Kit 1: Permanent Disability Established by the Social Security Act). However, only those individuals who suffer from one of the disabilities mentioned in the SSA list who are unable to purchase and prepare meals because of such disability will be considered disabled for the purpose of this provision. If it is obvious to the ES worker that the individual is unable to purchase and prepare meals because he/she suffers from a severe physical or mental disability, the individual will be considered disabled for the purpose of the provision even if the disability is not specifically mentioned on the SSA list. If the disability is not obvious to the ES worker, he/she will verify the disability by requiring a statement from a physician or licensed or certified psychologist certifying that the individual (in the physician's/psychologist's opinion) is unable to purchase and prepare meals because he/she suffers from one of the non-obvious disabilities mentioned in the SSA list or is unable to purchase meals