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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Determinations

Reissued March 24, 2025 Replacing October 17, 2022

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H-621.1 Determine Assistance/Benefit Unit The assistance/benefit unit consists of the applicant/beneficiary.

H-621.2 Establish Categorical Requirement SSA has determined that the applicant/beneficiary meets the blindness or disability requirement. H-621.3 Establish Non-Financial Eligibility Verify eligibility for the applicant/beneficiary with regard to the following factors:

● Assignment of Third Party Rights

I-200 ● Citizenship/Identity & Qualified Non-Citizen Status I-300 ● Enumeration

I-600 ● Residence

I-1900 ● SSI Requirement: Loss of SSI

H-610

H-621.4 Establish Need A. Determine Composition of the Income/Resource Unit

The income/resource unit consists of the:

● Applicant/beneficiary,

● Applicant/beneficiary and ineligible spouse living in the home, or

● Applicant/beneficiary who are a couple.