Working Disabled Individuals (WDIs)
Category 043 - Effective January 1, 2001, disabled working individuals, who, because of earnings, do not qualify for Medicaid under any other programs for disabled individuals may be eligible for this program. Individuals must meet the SSA's criteria for disability without regard to "substantial gainful activity". The program will cover those individuals with a recent attachment to the work force. An individual is considered to have recent attachment to the work force if he/she:
- has enough earnings in a quarter to meet the SSA's definition of a qualifying quarter, or
- has lost SSI and Medicaid due to the initial receipt of SSDI benefits, until Medicare entitlement.
General Information
WDI Program Policy
WDI Links
- NM Governor's Commission on
Disability
-
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- NM Aging and Long Term Services
