3-004.01B AABD or SDP Standard of Need

469 NAC 3-004.01B

The worker continues to use the standard of need for independent living and shelter costs or the consolidated standard for alternate living when SSI notifies the agency that the client will continue to receive full SSI payment for up to three months because the individual is likely to return to his/her previous living arrangement. The worker follows procedures in 469 NAC 3-006.02B5 for allowing shelter and/or utilities when:

1. SSI reduces or terminates the payment at the end of the three-month extension;

2. SSI determines that the client does not qualify for the full benefit for the three-month period; or

3. The client was not receiving SSI before admission to the medical facility.

If the client is in a hospital (or receiving acute hospital care) or licensed alcohol/drug treatment center, the worker must use the standard of need which most accurately reflects the client's living arrangement (see 469 NAC 2-008.03).

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