Yes. To qualify, a full-time resident in your home must have a qualifying medical condition and/or require use of a qualifying medical device to treat ongoing medical conditions.
Qualifications for the Medical Baseline Allotment include:
- Dependent on life-support equipment used in the home.
- A paraplegic, hemiplegic, quadriplegic, or multiple sclerosis patient with additional heating and/or air-conditioning needs.
- A scleroderma patient with additional heating needs.
- Being treated for a life-threatening illness, compromised immune system, or other medical condition with additional heating and/or air-conditioning requirements necessary to sustain the patient’s life or prevent deterioration of the patient’s medical condition.
A licensed medical practitioner must certify that a full-time resident in your home meets the qualifications noted above.
Visit the Apply for the Medical Baseline Program page for more details, eligibility requirements and application directions.