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