OAR 461-135-0780: Pickle Amendment Clients; OSIPM

In the Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical (OSIPM): (1) The countable (see OAR 461-001-0000) Social Security Benefits (SSB) income of an individual is determined according to sections (2) to (4) of this rule if the individual meets all of the following requirements: (a) Is receiving SSB; (b) Was eligible for and receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or state supplements but became ineligible for those payments after April 1977; and (c) Would be eligible for SSI or state supplement if the SSB Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) increases paid under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act, after the last month the individual was both eligible for and received SSI or a supplement and was entitled to SSB, were deducted from current SSB. (2) The SSB amount received by the individual when the individual became ineligible for SSI or OSIP is used as the individual's countable SSB income, for the purposes of the Pickle Amendment. If the spouse (see OAR 461-001-0000) of the individual also had Social Security benefits at the time the individual lost SSI benefits, SSB amount at that time of the spouse is considered the countable income of the spouse . If the amount cannot be determined using the information provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA), it is calculated in accordance with section (3) of this rule. (3) The Department determines the month in which the individual was entitled to SSB and received SSI in the same month. The Department uses the table in section (4) of this rule to find the percentage that applies to that month. The Department multiplies the present amount of the SSB of the individual by the applicable percentage. If the spouse of the individual also had SSB at the time the individual lost SSI benefits, the Department adjusts the SSB of the spouse using the same multiplier that was used for the individual’s calculation under this section. This amount, rounded down to the next lower whole dollar, is the individual's countable SSB income. (4) The following guide contains the calculations used to determine the SSB for prior years (the Department uses this table only if the prior year's amount using information provided by SSA): If SSI was Last Received During ........................................ Multiply Current SSB by January 2025 - December 2025........................................................ .973 January 2024 – December 2024…………………………………................ .949 January 2023 - December 2023........................................................ .920 January 2022 – December 2022…………………………………................ .846 January 2021 – December 2021........................................................ .799 January 2020 – December 2020...................................................... .789 January 2019 – December 2019....................................................... .776 January 2018 – December 2018....................................................... .755 January 2017 – December 2017....................................................... .740 January 2015 - December 2016........................................................ .738 January 2014 - December 2014........................................................ .726 January 2013 - December 2013........................................................ .715 January 2012 - December 2012........................................................ .703 January 2009 - December 2011........................................................ .679 January 2008 - December 2008........................................................ .641 January 2007 - December 2007........................................................ .627 January 2006 - December 2006........................................................ .607 January 2005 - December 2005........................................................ .583 January 2004 - December 2004........................................................ .568 January 2003 - December 2003........................................................ .556 January 2002 - December 2002........................................................ .548 January 2001 - December 2001......................................................... .534 January 2000 - December 2000....................................................... .516 January 1999 - December 1999......................................................... .504 January 1998 - December 1998........................................................ .498 January 1997 - December 1997........................................................ .488 January 1996 - December 1996........................................................ .474 January 1995 - December 1995........................................................ .462 January 1994 - December 1994........................................................ .449 January 1993 - December 1993........................................................ .438 January 1992 - December 1992........................................................ .425 January 1991 - December 1991........................................................ .410 January 1990 - December 1990........................................................ .389 January 1989 - December 1989........................................................ .371 January 1988 - December 1988........................................................ .357 January 1987 - December 1987........................................................ .343 January 1986 - December 1986........................................................ .338 January 1985 - December 1985........................................................ .328 January 1984 - December 1984........................................................ .317 July 1982 - December 1983............................................................. .306 July 1981 - June 1982...................................................................... .285 July 1980 - June 1981...................................................................... .257 July 1979 - June 1980...................................................................... .224 July 1978 - June 1979...................................................................... .204 July 1977 - June 1978...................................................................... .192 May or June 1977............................................................................. .181