Rule 23-102-5.3 - Blindness and DisabilityA. To be categorically eligible for Medicaid as blind or disabled, the individual must, at a minimum, meet the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) definition of blindness or disability.1. The Disability Determination Service (DDS) makes all decisions relating to disability and blindness for the Division of Medicaid and the Social Security Administration (SSA).23 Miss. Code. R. 102-5.3
42 CFR §435.540 (Rev. 1989).