486.8 Eligibility for Other Benefits

Unlike other Long-Term Care (LTC) recipients, an individual residing in a private ICF/ID may be eligible for food stamps. See the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)  Handbook, Chapter 511, Living Arrangements , to determine if the individual may receive SNAP

See the Cash Assistance Handbook, Chapter 192, Institutions , for information about cash assistance benefits available to  individuals who are leaving an ICF/ID

Updated August 27, 2013  Issued May 1, 2012