5-013.04A Eligibility Status

473 NAC 5-013.04A

The worker may authorize respite care for individuals age 19 or older who have access to no other source of respite funding and are -

1. Current SSI or State Supplemental recipients; or

2. Low income aged or disabled persons. If determining low income eligibility for a married client, the income of his/her spouse must be included.

See 473 NAC 5-013.04C in relation to Adult Protective Services.