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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |105 Effective Month: September 2018 If the needy caretaker relative wishes to be included for Medicaid eligibility, it will be the relative’s responsibility to provide adequate documents to verify the relationship to the qualifying children. 102.12 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Residence in an institution can affect an applicant’s or recipient’s eligibility for any ABD or MAGI-related program. Generally, an individual who is an inmate of a public institution may be enrolled in Medicaid but may not receive Medicaid covered services, except under specified conditions that are outlined in this section. Public institutions are broadly defined as prisons or other penal settings and institutions for mental diseases. • An inmate of a public institution is defined as a person living in a public institution, i.e., the individual is in custody and held involuntarily through operation of law enforcement authorities in a public institution. • A public institution is an institution that is the responsibility of a governmental unit or over which a governmental unit exercises administrative control. • An institution for mental diseases is a hospital, nursing facility or other institution of more than 16-beds that is primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment or care of persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care and related services. 102.12.01 INSTITUTIONS INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Medical institutions (hospitals, nursing facilities, extended care facilities) Prisons, local jails, detention facilities operated by or under contract with federal, state, political subdivision of a state or tribal entity for the confinement of persons charged with or convicted of a criminal offense. Publicly Operated Community Residences that serve no more than 16 residents and provide food, shelter, social services, assistance with Penal settings such as boot camps or wilderness camps.