1. (a) Eligibility criteria:

   1. (1) Be sixty (60) years of age or older; and

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Be frail.
      2. (B) “Frail” means, with respect to an older individual in the state, that the older individual is determined to be functionally impaired because the individual is unable to perform at least two (2) activities of daily living without substantial human assistance, including verbal reminding, physical cueing, or supervision, or due to a cognitive or other mental impairment, requires substantial supervision because the individual behaves in a manner that poses a serious health or safety hazard to the individual or to another individual; and/or
   3. (3) Be in the greatest economic need, which means the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty line; and/or
   4. (4) Be in greatest social need, which means the need caused by noneconomic factors, which include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, and cultural, social, or geographical isolation, including isolation caused by racial or ethnic status, that restricts the ability of an individual to perform normal daily tasks, or threatens the capacity of the individual to live independently; and
   5. (5) Be without significant social support systems, i.e., persons who are willing and able to perform required services for them;
   6. (6) Have an income at or below two hundred percent (200%) of SSI.
2. (b) Special note. If an area agency on aging also has available other funding sources for material aid services, such as Project Deserve or Federal Emergency Management Agency, etc., which have their own eligibility criteria for distribution of their funds toward material aid services, the area agency on aging should disburse those funds according to their eligibility criteria.

Codification Notes: “SSI” means Supplemental Security Income.