SI CHI01730.015 Disability Determinations for Deceased Claimants to Establish Medicaid Eligibility

See SI 01730.015

When an SSI claimant dies:

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  after SSA receives the signed SSI application, and

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  before adjudication, and

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  no underpayment is payable (SI 02101.000), and

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  there are unpaid medical expenses alleged either on the application or by an interested party (e.g., the State agency responsible for administering the Medicaid program), then obtain a disability determination.