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what qualifies for disabled?

JKLKendylJKLKendyl
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There is a lot to exaplain this but I will try to keep it short, I have a 18 month old who was born 3 months early I use to post on this website all the time but havent in a while.  We had a rough year this year and I had to stay home from work with Oliver a lot and still had to pay for daycare and get docked for not being at work.  We already can't afford all of our bills and his extra medical expenses.  So at this point I am thinking about just staying home with him this year and trying to make it work that way.  I talked to SSI about recieving disability for him.  We will qualify if it is just my husband working but Oliver will still have to go through the process of qualifiying as actually being disabled.  I was just wondering if anyone else was recieving SSI and knew what the requirements are to be disabled.

 

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Re: what qualifies for disabled?

  • MrsLee22MrsLee22
    This might not help, but in Georgia the rule is that if their bitrhweight is under 1800 grams they automatically qualify for the first year. After a year you have to fill out a bunch of paperwork about their therapies and doctor visits and all that, and then they decide based on that.
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  • *Chicken**Chicken*
    Like the two PP, in MI its low birth weight. I'm not sure what range Is but I know my three girls qualified (all under 1100g). My littlest LO qualifies for an extra insurance (beside Medicaid) because of her birth weight (she was 515g at birth). This insurance will cover anything medical related to being a preemie until she is 18 (for example, is she has eye issues because she was on oxygen for so long they will cover those bills but if she has to get sitches at 10 they won't cover that).

    We have a social worker that works specifically with the NICU. If the NICU your son was at had one give them a call they should be able to help you.

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