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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Policy Manual Number: 115.020 Section: Categories of Eligibility Chapter: Pickle Passalong
January 05, 2026 Division of TennCare 3 iii. Determining the Amount of the COLA Disregard Determine the amount of the COLA disregard by multiplying the applicant’s, and if applicable, the applicant’s spouse’s or other family member’s current Social Security benefit by the appropriate conversion factor. Follow the steps below:
1. Verify the individual’s current Social Security benefit amount; 2. Verify their SSI non-pay date; 3. Locate the appropriate conversion factor based on the month and year of the SSI non- pay date for the applicant. Use the applicant’s conversion factor when calculating the COLA disregard for countable Social Security income received by a spouse or family member; 4. Multiply the current Social Security benefit by the conversion factor; and 5. Take the result (after multiplication by the conversation factor) and deduct it from the current Social Security benefit to determine the COLA disregard amount.
iv. Pickle Conversion Factor Table Timeframe Factor Timeframe Factor May-June 1977 0.179 Jan-December 2001 0.534 July 1977-June 1978 0.191 Jan-December 2002 0.548 July 1978-June 1979 0.209 Jan-December 2003 0.555 July 1979-June 1980 0.239 Jan-December 2004 0.567 July 1980-June 1981 0.266 Jan-December 2005 0.582 July 1981-June 1982 0.286 Jan-December 2006 0.607 July 1982-Dec 1983 0.306 Jan-December 2007 0.627 Jan-December 1984 0.316 Jan-December 2008 0.641 Jan-December 1985 0.327 Jan 2009-December 2011 0.678 Jan-December 1986 0.338 Jan-December 2012 0.702 Jan-December 1987 0.342 Jan-December 2013 0.714 Jan-December 1988 0.356 Jan-December 2014 0.725 Jan-December 1989 0.370 Jan 2015-December 2016 0.737 Jan-December 1990 0.388 Jan-December 2017 0.739 Jan-December 1991 0.409 Jan-December 2018 0.755 Jan-December 1992 0.425 Jan-December 2019 0.776 Jan-December 1993 0.437 Jan-December 2020 0.788 Jan-December 1994 0.449 Jan-December 2021 0.799 Jan-December 1995 0.461 Jan-December 2022 0.846 Jan-December 1996 0.473 Jan-December 2023 0.920 Jan-December 1997 0.487 Jan-December 2024 0.949 Jan-December 1998 0.497 Jan-December 2025 0.973 Jan-December 1999 0.503 Jan-December 2026 1.000 Jan-December 2000 0.516