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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:

  • 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

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

     

    AND

    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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