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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Policy Manual Number: 115.010 Section: Categories of Eligibility Chapter: Disabled Adult Children March 18, 2019 Division of TennCare 2 d. Enumeration Individuals must possess and provide a valid Social Security Number (SSN) or proof of application for an SSN. e. DAC Status This coverage applies to an individual who is at least 18 years of age AND is receiving Social Security benefits as a DAC. A DAC must be unmarried, age 18 or older, and have a disability that started before age 22. The DAC benefit is considered a “child’s benefit” because the recipient is paid on a parent’s Social Security earnings record. DAC benefits typically begin when the parent begins receiving OASDI or dies. f. Marital Status In order to be eligible for Social Security benefits as a DAC, the individual must be unmarried. However, individuals may continue to be DAC eligible if they marry a Social Security beneficiary who is also eligible for DAC benefits, OASDI benefits, or Widow/Widower benefits. Individuals will not continue to be DAC eligible if they marry a Social Security beneficiary under the age of 19 or an individual who is not a Social Security beneficiary. The SSA will determine whether a married individual remains eligible for the DAC Social Security benefit. g. SSI Termination Date Eligible individuals must have had their SSI terminated after July 1987. Individuals must have been age 18 or older when his SSI terminated. 3. Financial Eligibility Requirements

a. Eligibility Determination Group To receive DAC Social Security benefits, an individual must be unmarried. However, if a DAC beneficiary marries another Social Security beneficiary, with certain limits, her DAC eligibility will continue. See Marital Status above. A DAC eligible couple must both meet all DAC eligibility criteria to qualify as a DAC eligible couple. If the individual’s spouse is ineligible for the Disabled Adult Child category, income may be deemed to the individual. See the ABD Deeming of Income and Resources policy. b. Income Limit The income limits for this category are the same as the current SSI Federal Benefit Rates (SSI- FBRs).