All Medicaid Programs |
Obsolete Policy |
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).