(

a) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was categorically needy under this

chapter on the basis of eligibility under

Chapter 3 (commencing with

Section 12000) or Subchapter 16 (commencing with

Section 1381) of

Chapter of Title of the United States Code for the month of August 1993, and was discontinued as of September 1, 1993, and who, but for the addition of

Section 12200.015, would be eligible to receive benefits without a spend down of excess income in September under this chapter, shall remain eligible to receive benefits without a spend down of excess income under this

chapter as if that person were categorically needy as long as they meet other applicable requirements. (

b) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was eligible for benefits under this

chapter as categorically needy or medically needy under subdivision (

a) for the month of August 1994, shall not be responsible for paying their spend down of excess income if they had that eligibility for benefits without a spend down of excess income interrupted or terminated by the addition of

Section 12200.017, and if they, but for

Section 12200.017, would be eligible to continue receiving benefits under this

chapter without a spend down of excess income. (

c) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was eligible for benefits under this

chapter as categorically needy, or as medically needy under subdivision (

a) or (b), for the calendar month immediately preceding the date that the reductions in maximum aid payments for the state supplementary program established in

Chapter 3 (commencing with

Section 12000) of Part of Division made in the 1995–96 Regular Session of the Legislature are effective shall not be responsible for paying their spend down of excess income if they had that eligibility for benefits without a spend down of excess income interrupted or terminated by the reductions in maximum aid payments, and if they, but for the reductions, would be eligible to continue receiving benefits under this

chapter without a spend down of excess income. (

d) Any medically needy aged, blind, or disabled person who was eligible for benefits under this

chapter as categorically needy, or as medically needy under subdivisions (a), (b), or (

c) for the calendar month immediately preceding the date that the reductions in maximum aid payments for the state supplementary program established in

Chapter 3 (commencing with

Section 12000) made in the portion of the 1995-96 Regular Session of the Legislature are effective shall not be responsible for paying their spend down of excess income if they had that eligibility for benefits without a spend down of excess income interrupted or terminated by the reductions in maximum aid payments, and if they, but for these reductions, would be eligible to continue receiving benefits under this

chapter without a spend down of excess income. (

e) The department shall implement this

section regardless of the availability of federal financial participation for the spend down of excess income paid from state funds pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d).