C.R.S. Section 26-2-120
Amount of assistance payments

  • aid to the blind

(1)

The amount of assistance payments that shall be granted to a recipient under the program for aid to the blind shall be on the basis of budgetary need, as determined by the county department with due regard to any income, property, or other resources available to the recipient, within available appropriations, and in accordance with rules of the state department. The rules of the state department may require an applicant or recipient who may be eligible for benefits under another federal or state program or who may have a right to receive or recover other income or resources to take reasonable steps to apply for, otherwise pursue, and accept such benefits, income, or resources.

(1.5)

and (2)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1146), ch. 281, p. 1303, § 3, effective January 1, 2011.)(3) Repealed.

(4)

Every recipient of aid to the blind shall submit to a reexamination as to his eyesight at least once every three years, unless excused therefrom by the state department, and at other times when required to do so by the county department or the state department. He shall furnish any medical information required by the county department or the state department.

(5)

Repealed.

(6)

Any special payment by the federal government in the form of a one-time-only credit against or refund of federal income taxes shall not be considered as income for purposes of this title unless required by federal law.

Source: Section 26-2-120 — Amount of assistance payments - aid to the blind, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-26.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

26‑2‑101
Short title 26‑2‑102
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑102.5
Foster care - Title IV-E of the social security act - Title IV-E administrative costs cash fund - rules 26‑2‑103
Definitions 26‑2‑104
Public assistance programs - electronic benefits transfer service - joint reports with department of revenue - signs - rules 26‑2‑105
Federal requirements 26‑2‑106
Applications for public assistance 26‑2‑107
Verification - record 26‑2‑108
Granting of assistance payments and social services - rules 26‑2‑109
Right to own certain property 26‑2‑110
Repayment not required 26‑2‑111
Eligibility for public assistance - rules - repeal 26‑2‑111.5
Access to supplemental security income program benefits for old age pension applicants and recipients 26‑2‑111.6
Old age pension work incentive program 26‑2‑111.8
Eligibility of noncitizens for public assistance 26‑2‑112
Old age pensions for inmates of public institutions 26‑2‑113
Funds for old age pensions 26‑2‑114
Amount of assistance payments - old age pension 26‑2‑115
State old age pension fund - priority 26‑2‑116
Old age pension stabilization fund 26‑2‑119
Amount of assistance payments - aid to the needy disabled - rules 26‑2‑119.7
Federal disability benefits - application assistance - fund - rules - report - legislative declaration 26‑2‑120
Amount of assistance payments - aid to the blind 26‑2‑121
Expenses of treatment to prevent blindness or restore eyesight 26‑2‑122
Public assistance in the form of social services 26‑2‑122.3
Home care allowance - repeal 26‑2‑122.5
Acceptance of available money to finance the low-income energy assistance program 26‑2‑123
Removal to another county 26‑2‑124
Reconsideration and changes 26‑2‑125
Colorado works cases - vendor payments 26‑2‑127
Appeals 26‑2‑128
Recovery from recipient - estate 26‑2‑129
Funeral - final disposition expenses - death reimbursement - definitions - rules 26‑2‑131
Public assistance not assignable 26‑2‑132
Limitation 26‑2‑133
State income tax refund offset - rules 26‑2‑134
Checks, drafts, or orders for payment of moneys for public assistance - identification of bearer 26‑2‑135
Medically correctable program - fund established - rules 26‑2‑137
Noncitizens programs 26‑2‑138
Refugee services program - state plan - rules - definitions - repeal 26‑2‑139
Food pantry assistance grant program - created - timeline and criteria - grants - definitions - repeal 26‑2‑140
Colorado diaper distribution program - diapering essentials - report - rules - definitions 26‑2‑141
High-quality work management system - implementation - funding - repeal 26‑2‑142
Colorado teen parent driver’s license program - report - rules - definitions - appropriation 26‑2‑143
Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program - creation - appropriation - rules - definitions 26‑2‑144
Food bank assistance grant program - creation - rules - definition 26‑2‑201
Short title 26‑2‑202
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑203
Definitions 26‑2‑204
Mandatory minimum state supplementation of SSI benefits 26‑2‑205
Optional state supplementation 26‑2‑206
Interim assistance 26‑2‑207
Administration 26‑2‑208
Federal requirements 26‑2‑209
Limitations 26‑2‑210
State supplemental security income stabilization fund - creation 26‑2‑301
Food stamps - administration 26‑2‑301.5
Performance standards - incentives - sanctions 26‑2‑302
Federal requirements 26‑2‑304
Appeals - recoveries - rules 26‑2‑305
Fraudulent acts - penalties 26‑2‑305.5
Categorical eligibility - repeal 26‑2‑306
Trafficking in food stamps 26‑2‑307
Fuel assistance payments - eligibility for federal standard utility allowance - supplemental utility assistance fund established - definitions - repeal 26‑2‑308
Colorado employment first - supplemental nutrition assistance program - federal match - legislative declaration - definition - repeal 26‑2‑701
Short title 26‑2‑702
Legislative intent 26‑2‑703
Definitions 26‑2‑704
No individual entitlement 26‑2‑705
Works program - purposes 26‑2‑706
Target populations 26‑2‑706.5
Restrictions on length of participation - rules 26‑2‑706.6
Payments and services under Colorado works - rules 26‑2‑707.5
Community resources investment assistance 26‑2‑707.7
Information concerning immunization of children 26‑2‑708
Assistance - assessment - individual responsibility contract - waivers for domestic violence - rules 26‑2‑709
Benefits - cash assistance - programs - rules - repeal 26‑2‑709.5
Exit interviews and follow-up interviews of participants - reporting 26‑2‑710
Administrative review 26‑2‑711
Works program - sanctions against participants - rules 26‑2‑712
State department duties - authority 26‑2‑713
State maintenance of effort 26‑2‑714
County block grants formula - use of money - rules 26‑2‑714.5
Adjusted work participation rate - notification - county authorization - career and technical education 26‑2‑715
Performance contracts 26‑2‑716
County duties - appropriations - penalties - hardship extensions - domestic violence extensions - incentives - rules 26‑2‑717
Reporting requirements 26‑2‑718
Regionalization 26‑2‑719
Private contracting 26‑2‑720.5
County block grant support fund - created 26‑2‑721
Colorado long-term works reserve - creation - use 26‑2‑721.3
Colorado works program maintenance fund - creation - use - report 26‑2‑725
Outreach and engagement plan - family voice participation 26‑2‑1001
Short title 26‑2‑1002
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑1003
Definitions 26‑2‑1004
Individual development account program - rules 26‑2‑1005
Eligibility for participation in the individual development account program 26‑2‑1101
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑1102
Definitions 26‑2‑1103
Transitional jobs program 26‑2‑1104
Repeal
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 26-2-120’s source at colorado​.gov