DSL MEMO SERIES 2000-07
August 8, 2000
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Department of Health and Family Services
Division of Supportive Living
To:
Area Administrators/Assistant Area Administrators
Bureau Directors
COP County Contacts
COP Lead Agency Directors
COP Waiver Contacts
CSLA County Contacts/Directors
CSP Directors and CSP Coordinators
County Departments of Community Programs Directors
County Departments of Developmental Disabilities Services Directors
County Departments of Human Services Directors
County Departments of Social Services Directors
County Mental Health and AODA Coordinators
Information and Assistance Coordinators
Licensing Chiefs/Section Chiefs
Regional Attorneys/Elderly Benefits Specialists
Regional Office Long Term Support Liaisons
The Management Group
Tribal Chairpersons/Human Services Facilitators
From:
Sinikka McCabe, Administrator
Division of Supportive Living
Re:
SSI-EXCEPTIONAL EXPENSE SUPPLEMENT(SSI-E)IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS
Document Summary
Effective July 1, 2000, residents of certified Residential Care
Apartment Complexes (RCACs) may be certified for the SSI Exceptional Expense Supplement
(SSI-E). This memo also clarifies policy regarding SSI-E eligibility in licensed
Independent Apartment Complexes and Adult Family Homes. |
Effective July 1, 2000, county agencies or their designees may certify recipients of
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for the Exceptional Expense Supplement (SSI-E) who
reside in the following community settings:
- Residential Care Apartment Complexes (RCACs) certified by the Department of Health and
Family Services (DHS
). Previous policy did not permit residents of any RCACs to be
certified for SSI-E. SSI recipients who reside in registered RCACs may not be certified
for SSI-E.
- Independent Apartment Complexes licensed by DHS
as Community Based Residential
Facilities (CBRFs) and consisting entirely of independent apartments, regardless of number
of units in the complex. Previous policy was unclear as to the eligibility of SSI
recipients for the Exceptional Expense Supplement in these community living arrangements.
- Adult family homes, either licensed by DHS
or certified by county agencies. Previous
policy referred only to certified adult family homes.
These eligibility changes are made to reflect the Department's objective to support
people in community living arrangements of their choosing, while assuring that group
living arrangements meet established standards and are monitored regularly. The
Department's intent is to allow county agencies or their designees to certify recipients
of SSI for the Exceptional Expense Supplement who reside in any living arrangement that is
allowable for participants in the Community Options Program (COP) or Medicaid Waiver
Programs. However, persons who reside in these settings are not required to participate in
COP or Medicaid Waiver Programs as a condition of SSI-E certification.
SSI recipients who reside in their homes or the home of another must meet the
conditions specified on pages 11, 12 and 13 of the State SSI-E Administration Policy
(revised May 1, 1999) in order to be certified for the Exceptional Expense Supplement.
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