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Non-Excluded Resources • Cash • Savings or checking account. • Stocks • Bonds (non-Tribal Economic Development) • Proceeds from the sale or exchange of natural resources by the owner of property/or owners of rights for geographical area. • Real Property (that does not meet exemption requirement)

Estate Recovery Medicaid estate recovery rules do not apply to the following resources: 14 • Ownership interest in trust or non-trust property (including real property) and improvements located on reservation. • Certain trust lands and Alaska native regions • Income from treaty-protected natural resources • Cultural religious or spiritually significant items • Items that support traditional or subsistence lifestyle

Premiums and Cost Sharing Protections Under Medicaid ARRA prohibits states from imposing Medicaid premiums or any other cost sharing on AIAN applicants and participants. The following types of protections are available to AIAN members: 15 • Premiums • Cost sharing • Enrollment fees • Deductibles • Copayments

Note: Children who are AI/AN are exempt from cost-sharing requirements, therefore cannot receive coverage under Children’s Health Plan, Package C. Worker should follow processing guidelines located in IHCPPM 2403.00.00. Managed Care Entity Requirement AI/AN individuals enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP are not required to enroll in a managed care program. Eligible HIP members who choose to opt-out of managed care and enroll in Fee-for- Service will be covered under MANA (Refer to 1620.35.05).

The only tribe currently recognized in Indiana is the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians, however it is important to remember that members of federally recognized tribes may be living anywhere.