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• Low-income Caretakers (MAGF) • Foster Care (MA 15) • Children under Age 1 (MA Y) • Children Aged 1-5 (MA Z) • Children Aged 1-18 (MA 2, MA 9) • Transitional Medical Assistance (MA F) • IV-E FC Foster Care children (MA 4) • Children in the Adoption Assistance Program (MA 8) If an individual receives Medicaid in any other category, the DFR is responsible for processing a category change to determine eligibility in an appropriate waiver category. Special eligibility rules apply in the Aged, Blind, and Disabled categories for waiver individuals and are explained in the following sections. Individuals who qualify for any of the other allowable waiver categories will remain eligible in those categories without any special rules being applied. The policies and procedures explained in Sections 2035.30 and 2035.30.15 regarding the Medicaid category determination are applicable. Note that there are several Hoosier Healthwise (HHW) categories that are permissible for waivers. A child’s waiver application should not be delayed pending a MRT determination if the HHW can be authorized. Unless specifically requested by the legal guardian, and if eligible, the HHW should be authorized and then the MA D can be explored. If the child is approved under a HHW category, the SIL budget will not be applied (see IHCPPM 3315.00.00). 3315.00.00 USE OF THE SPECIAL INCOME LEVEL TEST The Special Income Level (SIL) test is a specific financial eligibility determination that applies only to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled categories.5 The SIL eligibility test applies to all the waivers. Refer to Section 3325.05.00 for SIL budgeting procedures. When the SIL test is applicable, there are other specific eligibility provisions that apply as follows: • For the Community Integration and Habilitation, Family Supports, Health and Wellness, Traumatic Brain Injury and PathWays waivers, the applicant/recipient must pass the SIL test to be considered eligible for Medicaid. • The spousal impoverishment protection resource provisions explained in Sections 2635.10.10 through 2635.10.10.15 are used if the waiver applicant/recipient has a community spouse. Spousal impoverishment protection is not used for any of the other waivers.