2325 Medicare Savings Programs

A. Medical assistance furnished to qualified Medicare beneficiaries (QMB), specified low income beneficiaries (SLMB) and qualified individuals (QI) is commonly referred to as the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP). Medicaid coverage under these programs is limited to payment of Medicare premiums, and may pay deductibles and co-insurance.

1. Effective January 1, 2010, with the consent of an individual completing an application for low income subsidy (LIS) benefits, the Social Security Administration will transmit LIS data to Medicaid.

2. Medicaid shall use the data to initiate an application for the individual for benefits under the Medicare Savings Program.

3. The date that the LIS application is filed with the Social Security Administration will be used as the date of application for MSP and for determining the effective date of MSP eligibility.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 36:2867 (December 2010).