Ten states—known as 209(b) states—establish more restrictive criteria for LTSS benefits (either income and resource thresholds or functional eligibility criteria) than SSI (Table 2).
State | 209(b) Eligibility Levels as Percent of Federal Poverty Level |
Connecticut | 63% |
Hawaii | 64 |
Illinois | 100 |
Minnesota | 75 |
Missouri | 84 |
New Hampshire | 76 |
North Dakota | 82 |
Ohio | 61 |
Oklahoma | 77 |
Virginia | 74 |
Source: MACStats Table 11 in the March 2014 Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP.