APPENDIX B


SSI and State Medicaid Programs [1]

Figure 7. 1634 States
In 1634 states, SSA makes Medicaid eligibility determinations and—essentially— authorizes Medicaid when a person is approved for SSI.
 
labama Kentucky New Jersey Tennessee
Arizona Louisiana New Mexico Texas
Arkansas Maine New York Vermont
California Maryland North Carolina Washington
Colorado Massachusetts Pennsylvania Washington DC
Delaware Michigan Rhode Island West Virginia
Florida Mississippi South Carolina Wisconsin
Georgia Montana South Dakota Wyoming
Iowa  



Figure 8. SSI Criteria States
SSI criteria states use SSI eligibility criteria for Medicaid but, beyond those criteria, may make their own Medicaid determinations or ask SSA to determine eligibility.

 
Alaska Kansas Nevada Oregon
Idaho Nebraska Northern Mariana Islands Utah



Figure 9. 209(b) States
209(b) states use at least one criterion that is more restrictive than the SSI program’s criteria for determining eligibility.

 
Connecticut* Indiana New Hampshire* Oklahoma
Hawaii Minnesota North Dakota Virginia
Illinois Missouri* Ohio  
 
* Indicated states do not include individuals who are not blind and who are under the age of 18 in their definition of disability.



1Information current as of July 2003.