State Assistance Programs for SSI Recipients, January 2009
Kansas
State Supplementation
Mandatory Minimum Supplementation
Administration: Social Security Administration.
Optional State Supplementation
Administration: Kansas Health Public Authority.
Effective date: July 1, 2006.
Statutory basis for payment: Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A.) 39-972.
Funding
Administration: State funds.
Assistance: State funds.
Passalong method: Maintaining payment levels.
Place of application: Applications generated from Social Security and Medicaid eligibles.
Scope of coverage: Optional state supplement provided to adults residing in Medicaid facilities receiving a reduced SSI payment.
Resource limitations: Federal SSI regulations apply.
Income exclusions: Federal SSI regulations apply.
Recoveries, liens, and assignments: None.
Financial responsibility of relatives: None.
Interim assistance: State participates.
Payment calculation method: The state pays a supplement to individuals who reside in Medicaid facilities.
Payment levels: See Table 1.
| Living arrangement | Combined federal and state | State supplementation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Couple | Individual | Couple | |
| Medicaid facility | 62.00 | 124.00 | 32.00 | 64.00 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Income Security Programs; state information. | ||||
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Number of recipients: See Table 2.
| Living arrangement | Total | Aged | Blind | Disabled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicaid facility | 520 | -- | -- | -- |
| SOURCE: State information. | ||||
| NOTE: -- = not available. | ||||
Total expenditures: Not available.
State Assistance for Special Needs
State does not provide assistance for special needs.
Medicaid
Eligibility
Criteria: SSI program guidelines (Title XVI).
Determined by: State.
Medically Needy Program
State provides a program for the aged, blind, and disabled medically needy.
Unpaid Medical Expenses
The Social Security Administration does not obtain this information.