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Obsolete Policy

 

Obsolete 0315 - 353 Medically Needy Child

Effective Date: January 1, 2014 - February 28, 2015

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Medically Needy Child

1.   Children may be eligible for Medically Needy Child if they are not eligible for:

a.   Child Age 0-5 or Child Age 6-18 because of the income limit, and

b.   They are not eligible for Medically Needy Family

·        because they are not deprived of parental support, or

·        because they are not living with a specified relative.

2.   There is an asset limit test for medically needy child coverage.  (See Family Medicaid sec. 503-4 for policy on when to accept client statement as verification of assets.)

3.   Complete medical support enforcement if a parent is absent from the home (227).