Public Institution

For Medicaid eligibility purposes, the following placement facilities are not considered public institutions:

public educational or vocational training institution

publicly operated general hospital

publicly operated nursing home

publicly operated community residence or group home that serves no more than 16 individuals

public child care institution that accommodates no more than 25 children and the child is approved to receive Title IV-E foster care payments

an intermediate care facility for the mentally disabled (nursing home unit), even if located on the premises of a public institution

Normally Medicaid is not approved for individuals residing in public institutions, such as Georgia Regional Hospital. However, some of these institutions have Medicaid participating nursing homes associated with them. If a level of care instrument is received from one of these facilities, proceed with the Medicaid eligibility determination.

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Public Institution

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For Medicaid eligibility purposes, the following placement facilities are not considered public institutions:

public educational or vocational training institution

publicly operated general hospital

publicly operated nursing home

publicly operated community residence or group home that serves no more than 16 individuals

public child care institution that accommodates no more than 25 children and the child is approved to receive Title IV-E foster care payments

an intermediate care facility for the mentally disabled (nursing home unit), even if located on the premises of a public institution

Normally Medicaid is not approved for individuals residing in public institutions, such as Georgia Regional Hospital. However, some of these institutions have Medicaid participating nursing homes associated with them. If a level of care instrument is received from one of these facilities, proceed with the Medicaid eligibility determination.