1.0 MO HealthNet for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled – DSS Manuals
IM-01 January 13, 2020
The purpose of the MO HealthNet for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (MHABD) program is to provide medical care for those aged, blind and disabled persons who do not qualify for cash benefits under any of the existing programs administered by the Family Support Division (FSD). The program was developed to offer medical services to aged, blind and disabled adults who are not eligible for State Supplemental Payments (SP), Supplemental Aid to the Blind (SAB) payments, or Supplemental Nursing Care (SNC) payments. Persons eligible for one of these programs will automatically be eligible for Title XIX (Medicaid). Persons eligible for Blind Pension (BP) are automatically eligible for medical coverage.
Effective August 13, 1988, the Missouri General Assembly authorized MO HealthNet benefits for Disabled Children (MHDC) under age 18 if they meet the December 1973 eligibility requirements for permanently and totally disabled (PTD) individuals. Eligibility requirements for MHDC are the same as those for other disabled individuals, except that income and resources of the disabled child’s parents are deemed in certain circumstances.