TITLE 405 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Proposed Rule
LSA Document #06-14
DIGEST
Adds
405 IAC 2-6-2 to set forth Medicaid eligibility criteria for individuals at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age who were receiving foster care when the individual turned 18. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.
405 IAC 2-6-2 Medicaid eligibility for individuals leaving foster care
Authority:
IC 12-8-6-5;
IC 12-15-1-10
Sec. 2. (a) An individual who:
(1) is:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(2) was receiving foster care when the individual became eighteen (18) years of age; and
(3) meets the eligibility requirements in this section;
is eligible for Medicaid.
(b) An individual described in subsection (a) is eligible for Medicaid if his or her income does not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines for the individual's family size. Family size is determined by including the individual, his or her spouse, and children under eighteen (18) years of age living with the individual. Income includes the income of the individual's spouse, if the couple is living together.
(c) Assets owned by the individual and family members are exempt.
(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 2-6-2)
Posted: 01/31/2007 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20070131-IR-405060014PRA
Composed: May 05,2024 4:40:02AM EDT
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