§ 46:156 — Supplementary assistance to persons who are aged, blind, or have disabilities

Louisiana § 46:156

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 46: Public Welfare and Assistance

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§156. Supplementary assistance to persons who are aged, blind, or have disabilities
A. Any person who is aged, blind, or has a disability, within the meaning of
Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended, who, for the
month of December, 1973, was a recipient of old age assistance, disability assistance, or aid
to the needy blind, and is a recipient of supplemental security income under Subchapter XVI
of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended, shall be entitled to receive a
monthly supplementary payment in the amount described in Subsection B of this Section,
such payment to terminate the month in which such individual dies or the first month such
individual ceases to be eligible for supplemental security income under Subchapter XVI of
Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended.
B. The supplementary payment referred to in Subsection A of this Section shall be
in an amount equal to the amount by which the individual's December, 1973 income exceeds
the amount of such individual's Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven benefit plus other income
for such month. For purposes of this Subsection, the terms "December, 1973 income" and
"Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven benefit plus other income" shall have the meaning given
to those terms in Act of July 9, 1973, Public Law 93-66, Section 212(a)(3), 87 Stat. 152.
C. Any person who is aged, blind, or has a disability and who was receiving old age
assistance, aid to the needy blind or disability assistance under the state plan in effect on
December 31, 1973, who ceased to be eligible for such assistance on January 1, 1974, solely
because of the enactment of Public Law 92-603, Public Law 93-66, or by other federal
legislation pertaining to such public laws, shall be entitled to receive financial assistance
under the conditions and in an amount no less than that set forth in the state plan in effect
December 31, 1973.
D. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall have authority to
promulgate rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Section, provided that such rules and regulations and action are consistent
with and in conformity with the provisions of Public Law 93-66 entitled Mandatory
Minimum State Supplementation of SSI Benefits Program.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, No. 739, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.