§156. Supplementary assistance to persons who are aged, blind, or have disabilities

A. Any person who is aged, blind, or has a disability, within the meaning of Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended, who, for the month of December, 1973, was a recipient of old age assistance, disability assistance, or aid to the needy blind, and is a recipient of supplemental security income under Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended, shall be entitled to receive a monthly supplementary payment in the amount described in Subsection B of this Section, such payment to terminate the month in which such individual dies or the first month such individual ceases to be eligible for supplemental security income under Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven of the Social Security Act, as amended.

B. The supplementary payment referred to in Subsection A of this Section shall be in an amount equal to the amount by which the individual's December, 1973 income exceeds the amount of such individual's Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven benefit plus other income for such month. For purposes of this Subsection, the terms "December, 1973 income" and "Subchapter XVI of Chapter Seven benefit plus other income" shall have the meaning given to those terms in Act of July 9, 1973, Public Law 93-66, Section 212(a)(3), 87 Stat. 152.

C. Any person who is aged, blind, or has a disability and who was receiving old age assistance, aid to the needy blind or disability assistance under the state plan in effect on December 31, 1973, who ceased to be eligible for such assistance on January 1, 1974, solely because of the enactment of Public Law 92-603, Public Law 93-66, or by other federal legislation pertaining to such public laws, shall be entitled to receive financial assistance under the conditions and in an amount no less than that set forth in the state plan in effect December 31, 1973.

D. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section, provided that such rules and regulations and action are consistent with and in conformity with the provisions of Public Law 93-66 entitled Mandatory Minimum State Supplementation of SSI Benefits Program.

Acts 1975, No. 739, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.