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Combined Manual

Combined Manual


GA BASIS - PLACEMENT IN A FACILITY

ISSUE DATE: 03/2026

MFIP, SNAP, MSA, HSP:
No provisions.


GA:
A person who has been placed in, and is residing in, a licensed or certified facility for purposes of physical or mental health or rehabilitation, or in an approved chemical dependency domiciliary facility, meets a GA basis of eligibility and is eligible for a personal needs allowance if:

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  • The placement is based on illness or incapacity, and is according to a plan developed or approved by the county agency through its director or designated representative.

     

    AND

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    Personal needs are not already provided for in the facility’s per diem rates or funding package.

     

    AND

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    The client is otherwise eligible for GA.

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    PREVIOUS REVISIONS

    DateNotes
    02/2024 Removed WB.  This program was suspended 12/1/14.
    10/2012 update Food Support and FS to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and FSET to SNAP E&T throughout. No policy was changed.

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