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This section of the policy manual contains the basic non-financial eligibility rules for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid, the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) Program, the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB) Program, the Qualifying Individuals (QI) Program, the Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI) program and the Family Medicaid programs. These basic, non-financial rules apply to all types of medical assistance, unless this manual specifically states otherwise.
This section also describes other types of benefits for which a person may qualify. An applicant or recipient may be required to apply for certain other benefits to be eligible for Medicaid. Other benefits described in this section include Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income and Medicare. Social Security administers these benefits.