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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION O
O-400 Medically Needy Eligibility Determination
O 410 Categorical Relatedness Medically Needy
O-400 Medically Needy Eligibility Determination
MS Manual 01/01/14
O-410 Categorical Relatedness - Medically Needy MS Manual 01/01/14 To be eligible for the Medically Needy Program, an applicant must meet the basic categorical eligibility requirements outlined in the following paragraphs for AFDC, SSI (AABD), or ARKids. If it is obvious the applicant cannot meet the requirements for any category, the application will be denied without further processing.
Medically Needy - AFDC Categorical Relatedness (AFDC-MN and UP- MN) MS Manual 01/27/16 The individual or family must meet the following factors of eligibility to be certified as AFDC- Medically Needy or UP-Medically Needy. 1. Age Requirement – under 18 years old. 2. Citizenship or Alienage Requirement (MS D-200). 3. Residence Requirement (MS D-300). 4. Social Security Enumeration Requirement (MS D-400). 5. Assignment of Rights to Medical Support/Third Party Liability Requirement (MS D-500). 6. Deprivation of Parental Care and Support Requirement (deprived by reason of death, continued absence from the home, or physical or mental incapacity). For UP-MN, refer to MS O-421. 7. Cooperation in Child Support Enforcement activities (MS F-130). (DOES NOT APPLY TO UP-MN.) 8. AFDC Relationship Requirement and Living with Specified Relative (MS F-110). 9. Standard of Need - In determining eligibility, parents will be included in the need standard with their natural/adoptive children. Normally, all of the full siblings in the household will be included in the budget with their natural/adoptive parents. However, a parent may choose to exclude a child and that child’s income from a case budget if inclusion of that child and the child’s income would cause ineligibility for the other children. Children may also be excluded for other reasons, and the parent who applies need not state the reason. (Re. MS O-720 for additional information on need standards).