Sec. 54.409  Consumer qualification for Lifeline.

    (a) To qualify to receive Lifeline service in states that provide 
state Lifeline service support, a consumer must meet the criteria 
established by the state commission. The state commission shall 
establish narrowly targeted qualification criteria that are based solely 
on income or factors directly related to income.
    (b) To qualify to receive Lifeline in states that do not provide 
state Lifeline support, a consumer must participate in one of the 
following programs: Medicaid; food stamps; Supplemental Security Income; 
federal public housing assistance; or Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Program. In states not providing state Lifeline support, each carrier 
offering Lifeline service to a consumer must obtain that consumer's 
signature on a document certifying under penalty of perjury that 
consumer receives benefits from one of the programs mentioned in this 
paragraph and identifying the program or programs from which that 
consumer receives benefits. On the same document, a qualifying low-
income consumer also must agree to notify the carrier if that

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consumer ceases to participate in the program or programs.