Optional State supplement category D became effective October 1, 1990. From 10/1/90
through 9/30/98, this living arrangement was called “Shelter Care.”
This optional State supplement category, which is used in conjunction with Federal
living arrangement A, applies to adult individuals only. Members of a couple are not eligible for this optional State supplement category.
Beginning December 1, 1998, any individual living in a State licensed residential
care/assisted living facility can be in either optional State supplement category
A or D. Individuals are determined to be in optional supplement category D if they
meet one of the following:
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The individual was paid at the optional State supplement category D rate in October
1998 or November 1998 (SSA considers these individuals to be “grandfathered”), or
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The individual is certified by the Rhode Island Department of Elder Affairs (DEA)
as eligible for an optional State supplement category D payment.
Anyone living in a State licensed residential care/assisted living facility who does
not meet one of the above criteria is determined to be in optional State supplement
category A.
A list of the residential care/assisted living residences is available on the intranet.