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Title 8: Medicaid Page 101 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Nonfinancial MAGI-Related Eligibility Revised October 10, 2025 Absence Absence for Education Legal reference: 441 IAC 75.53 Policy: Include in the eligible group a person who is temporarily out of the home for the purpose of education or training. “Education and training” means any academic or vocational training program which prepares the person for a specific professional or vocational area of employment. Procedure: If a child was in the home before leaving for education or training, a temporary absence exists as long as the child remains a dependent. Continue assistance if the child remains a member of the relative’s family group. When a child is attending Job Corps, the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, or the Iowa School for the Deaf, consider the child to be in a public educational or vocational training institution and include the child in the eligible group if otherwise eligible. A parent or other caretaker who is temporarily out of the home for training or education may be included in the eligible group, provided the parent or other caretaker was in the home before leaving to secure education or training. Absence in a Medical Institution Legal reference: 441 IAC 75.53 Include in the eligible group a person who is temporarily absent from the home and in a medical institution. Assistance may be approved for a person who is confined to or living in a medical institution as long as the person:  Is anticipated to be in a medical institution for less than a year, as verified by a physician’s statement.  Will be returning directly to the home from the medical institution. When determining the 12-month period, the first full calendar month after the person enters the medical institution is considered “month one.”