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UNOFFICIAL 1722-6

§17-1722-5 Provision of coverage. (a) Coverage for a qualified severely impaired individual shall be through enrollment in a health plan as described in chapter 17-1720.1. (b) Coverage under this section excludes payment for Medicare Part A premiums. [Eff 08/01/94; am 01/31/09; am 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §431.10; 42 U.S.C. §§1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(II), 1396d(q)) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §§1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(II), 1396d(q))

§§17-1722-6 to 17-1722-8 (Reserved).

SUBCHAPTER 3

QUALIFIED MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES

§17-1722-9 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the requirements for eligibility of qualified medicare beneficiaries and limitations of coverage for that assistance group. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §435.10) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §1396d(p))

§17-1722-10 Eligibility requirements. A qualified medicare beneficiary shall meet all of the conditions as follows: (1) Entitled to hospital insurance benefits under the medicare program; (2) In receipt of income which does not exceed the federal poverty level for the household of applicable size; (3) In possession of assets which do not exceed three times the resource limit of the supplemental security income program adjusted by the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index; and (4) Required to meet basic eligibility conditions, detailed in chapter 17-1714.1, including: (A) A resident of the State; (B) A citizen of the United States or a legal resident non-citizen; (C) Not a resident of a public institution;