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Chemical Dependency Treatment - ADATSA and SSI

Revised October 28, 2007

Purpose: This section describes the ADATSA services available to SSI beneficiaries, SSI-related medical cases, and SSI ineligible spouses.

CLARIFYING INFORMATION

The Social Security Administration (SSA) suspends the benefits for SSI beneficiaries who are placed in a "public institution" for more than 30 days. SSA terminates benefits when a beneficiary is in an institution for more than 12 months.

DASA-contracted residential facilities are not considered “public institutions.”

WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES
When an SSI beneficiary has been placed in a DASA-contracted chemical dependency residential treatment facility, determine eligibility for Food Assistance per Section H of this chapter. The client’s SSI income is considered in determining eligibility for Food Assistance.

SSI Related Medical Cases

Open relatable program code in ACES for persons who are categorically related to SSI but are ineligible for SSI.

See SSI for information on determining eligibility for an SSI related client with income over the General Assistance or SSI standard but below the rates of the residential facility in which they are placed.

SSI Ineligible Spouse

An SSI Ineligible Spouse does not need to complete an application form (DSHS 14-001(X)) or have an application interview.

Refer the SSI ineligible spouse to the Assessment Center under the W program. The CSO needs to make sure the Assessment Center knows this is an inpatient services-only case.

DASA pays the inpatient treatment costs.

Chemical Dependency Treatment - ADATSA and SSI
Revised October 28, 2007

Purpose: This section describes the ADATSA services available to SSI beneficiaries, SSI-related medical cases, and SSI ineligible spouses.
CLARIFYING INFORMATION The Social Security Administration (SSA) suspends the benefits for SSI beneficiaries who are placed in a "public institution" for more than 30 days. SSA terminates benefits when a beneficiary is in an institution for more than 12 months. DASA-contracted residential facilities are not considered “public institutions.”
WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES When an SSI beneficiary has been placed in a DASA-contracted chemical dependency residential treatment facility, determine eligibility for Food Assistance per Section H of this chapter. The client’s SSI income is considered in determining eligibility for Food Assistance.
SSI Related Medical Cases Open relatable program code in ACES for persons who are categorically related to SSI but are ineligible for SSI. See SSI for information on determining eligibility for an SSI related client with income over the General Assistance or SSI standard but below the rates of the residential facility in which they are placed. SSI Ineligible Spouse An SSI Ineligible Spouse does not need to complete an application form (DSHS 14-001(X)) or have an application interview. Refer the SSI ineligible spouse to the Assessment Center under the W program. The CSO needs to make sure the Assessment Center knows this is an inpatient services-only case. DASA pays the inpatient treatment costs.

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