To qualify under the Medicaid Program in one of the ABD LTC related categories a person must qualify under one of the following conditions:
- To qualify under the Age Program an individual must be aged 65 or older OR
- To qualify under the Disabled or Blind Medicaid Program, a person must: meet the Social Security criteria for blindness or disability and be certified as such either by the SSA or by the Disability Determination Services (DDS) or equivalent agency in the State OR
- To qualify as a Deemed SSI Recipient the individual's eligibility under the Protected SSI group allows them to qualify as disabled or blind.