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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 1

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 181 Chapter 1 Application/Redetermination Process

1.18 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)-RELATED MEDICAID (AGED, BLIND, DISABLED) The definitions of disability for Medicaid purposes are the same as the definitions used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) based on disability, which are as follows. AGED Individuals age 65 and older. BLINDNESS To meet the definition of blindness, the individual must have: • Central visual acuity that cannot be corrected to better than 20/200 in the better eye; or • A limitation of the field of vision in the better eye so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of 20 degrees or less. DISABILITY, INDIVIDUALS AGE 18 OR OVER An individual who is age 18 or over is considered to be disabled if he is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to any medically determined physical or mental impairment that has lasted, or is expected to last, for a continuous period of at least 12 months, or is expected to result in death. DISABILITY, INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE 18 The child who is under age 18 is considered to be disabled if he has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment (or combination of impairments), the impairment(s) results in marked and severe functional limitations, and the impairment(s) has lasted (or is expected to last) for at least one year or to result in death. An individual under age 18 is not considered a child if he: • Is legally married; • Is divorced; or • Is over age 16 and has been emancipated by a court of law.