A. A shelter care supplement shall be provided to those persons who are recipients of supplemental security income under Title 16 of the federal Social Security Act and who reside in shelter care homes licensed by the authority.B. The authority is authorized to determine eligibility, compute payment, make payments and otherwise administer the shelter care supplement program.C. The amount of the shelter care supplement payment shall be established by the secretary subject to the availability of general funds.History: Laws 1979, ch. 401, § 1; 1983, ch. 174, § 1; 2024, ch. 39, § 68.ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For Title 16 of the federal Social Security Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted the human services department with the health care authority, tasking the health care authority with administering a shelter care supplement.
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