Section 21.22. Eligibility for the domiciliary care supplement

To receive the domiciliary care supplement, an applicant shall meet the following criteria:

(1) Be eligible for SSI, as determined by the appropriate Social Security District Office and verified by the CAO, or be receiving SSI, as verified by the appropriate CAO, or have personal income less than the combined Federal-State payment level for domiciliary care, as determined by the appropriate CAO under 55 Pa. Code Chapter 299 (relating to suplemental security income program and State supplementary payment program).

(2) Be eligible for domiciliary care service, as determined by the appropriate AAA.

(3) Be residing in or awaiting immediate placement into a domiciliary care home in which the provider is not a relative of the client.