# Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled; Continuation of Full Benefit Standard for Persons Temporarily Institutionalized
> **US Social Security Administration** · Final rule. · Published 1996-03-13 · Effective 1996-05-13 · 61 FR 10274
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-5705
- **Category:** ssa-ssi
- **Agency:** US Social Security Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 10274
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 416
- **Publication date:** 1996-03-13
- **Effective date:** 1996-05-13
## Abstract

These final rules are being issued to reflect section 3 of the Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act and section 9115 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. These statutory provisions amended the Social Security Act (the Act) to permit certain recipients to receive payments based on the full supplemental security income (SSI) benefit rate for a limited period after becoming residents of medical or psychiatric institutions.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/13/96-5705/supplemental-security-income-for-the-aged-blind-and-disabled-continuation-of-full-benefit-standard)
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