South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 114 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Article 19 - ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY FOR OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION
Section 114-1910 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Optional Supplementation (OS)--totally State-funded financial and jointly State and Federal funded medical assistance granted by the State to eligible individuals who reside in residential care facilities licensed by the Department of Social Services or the Department of Mental Health.
B. Residential Care Facility (RCF)--any institution, place, building, or agency providing for a period exceeding twenty-four consecutive hours, accommodation, board and a degree of personal assistance in feeding, dressing and other essential daily living activities to two or more individuals eighteen years old or older not related to the administrator or owner thereof within the third degree of consanguinity, who by reason of age, or physical or mental infirmity, though ambulatory, are unable to sufficiently or properly care for themselves or manage their own affairs but who do not require the daily services of a registered or licensed practical nurse.
C. Net Income Limitation (NIL)--the sum of the agency established rate for services provided by the RCF and the personal needs allowance (PNA).
D. Countable Income (CI)--gross income less those exclusions of income allowed under the Federal Supplemental Security Income Program.
E. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program--popular name for Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
F. Retirement, Survivors, or Disability Insurance (RSDI)--benefits received under Title II of the Social Security Act.
