These questions collect information necessary to make a living arrangement determination when the claimant lives in a noninstitutional care situation. An example of noninstitutional care is when a public or private agency places a claimant under a specific program of protective placement such as foster or family care.

Check the block that describes the noninstitutional care situation in question 22. Questions 23(a) and (b) collect identifying information about the facility and placement agency. The purpose of (c) is to determine the value of any in-kind support and maintenance (ISM) the claimant may be receiving.

SI 00835.790 Noninstitutional Care Situations