# Ind. Code § 12-15-1-5: Agreement with Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration; eligibility determinations for aged, blind, and disabled; authorization to request transition change for determinations

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 12-15-1-5
- **Heading:** Agreement with Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration; eligibility determinations for aged, blind, and disabled; authorization to request transition change for determinations
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 12 / Article 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 12-15-1-5

## Text

Sec. 5. (a) The office may enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration under which the Commissioner shall accept applications and make determinations of eligibility for Medicaid for individuals who are aged, individuals who are blind, and individuals with a disability in accordance with the standards and criteria established by the state plan for Medicaid.

(b) The office may request the United States Department of Health and Human Services to approve Indiana's transition, beginning January 1, 2014, as a state that determines eligibility for individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled under Medicaid based on Section 1634 of the federal Social Security Act.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-19.1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.93; P.L.160-2011, SEC.5.

## Nearby sections

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