Blind Pension Manual

0500.000.00 Blind Pension (BP)

• 0500.005.00 Legal Basis

0505.000.00 Eligibility Requirements for Blind Pension

• 0505.005.00 Non-Receipt of Other Assistance
• 0505.010.00 Ineligibility for SSI
• 0505.015.00 Ineligibility for Supplemental Aid to the Blind (SAB)
• 0505.020.00 Age
• 0505.025.00 Vision
  • 0505.025.05 Driver License
  • 0505.25.10 Operating a Motor Vehicle
• 0505.030.00 Correctional Treatment or Operation
• 0505.035.00 Residence
  • 0505.035.05 Institutional Residence
• 0505.040.00 Citizenship and Alien Status
• 0505.045.00 Moral Character
• 0505.050.00 Support from Sighted Spouse
• 0505.055.00 Soliciting Alms
• 0505.060.00 Total Property
  • 0505.060.05 Resource Exclusions
  • 0505.060.10 Resources Included
  • 0505.060.15 Establishing the Value of Real and Personal Property
  • 0505.060.20 Evaluation of Cash Received from Involuntary Conversion of Real Property into personal Property
  • 0505.060.25 Distribution of the Estate of Deceased Person
  • 0505.060.30 Availability of Inheritance
  • 0505.060.35 Statutory Allowance for Surviving Spouse or Unmarried Minor Children
• 0505.065.00 Transfer of Property
• 0505.070.00 Social Security Number

0510.000.00 Payment and Amount of Blind Pension

• 0510.005.00 BP Claimant Dies Before Receipt of Check

0515.000.00 Medical Benefits

• 0515.005.00 Prior Quarter Medical Benefits
• 0515.010.00 Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, And Treatment (EPSDT)

0520.000.00 Application Processing

• 0520.005.00 Prompt Disposition

0525.000.00 Reviews and Interim Activities

• 0525.005.00 Annual Review
• 0525.010.00 Change in Circumstances
  • 0525.010.05 Transfer to Vendor Payments
  • 0525.010.10 BP Participant Enters an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)
  • 0525.010.15 Change of Category

0530.000.00 Referral to Rehabilitation Services for the Blind

0535.000.00 Location of BP Case Records

• 0535.005.00 Separation of Spouse Cases