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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED MEDICAID MANUAL
MA-200
DEFINITIONS
8 REISSUED 11/01/08 – CHANGE NO. 24-08 (II.)
M-AB --- Medicaid to the Blind. A program of medical assistance for individuals of any age who meet Social Security's definition of blindness.
M-AD --- Medicaid to the Disabled. A program of medical assistance for individuals under age 65 who meet Social Security's definition of disability.
M-AF --- Medicaid to Families with Dependent Children. A program of medical assistance for children and adults who meet the requirements of eligibility.
a. MAF-D --- Medicaid Family Planning Waiver
b. MAF-W --- Breast and Cervical Cancer Medicaid
M-IC --- Medicaid to Infants and Children. A program for medical assistance for children under the age of 19 whose countable income falls under a specified percentage of the Federal Poverty Limit.
M-PW --- Medicaid for Pregnant Women. A program for medical assistance for pregnant women whose income falls under a specified percentage of the Federal Poverty Limit.
M-QB-B --- Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries. A limited Medicaid program which pays a recipient's Medicare B premiums only.
M-QB-Q --- Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries. A limited Medicaid program that pays a recipient's Medicare premiums, deductibles and copayments only.
M-QB-E --- Qualifying Individual 1 (QI1). A limited Medicaid program which pays a recipient’s Medicare B premiums only. Funding for the program is capped.
M-RF --- Refugee Assistance. A medical assistance program for refugees.
M-SB --- Medicaid for Special Assistance to the Blind. A medical assistance program for recipients of Special Assistance to the Blind money payments.
M-WD --- Qualified Disabled Working Individuals. Individual who is eligible for Medicaid payment of Medicare Part A premiums after automatic entitlement to free Part A ends due to individual's earnings and whose income does not exceed 200% of poverty level. This is the only Medicaid benefit covered by this program.
NCHC --- North Carolina Health Choice for Children. A health insurance program for uninsured children under the age of 19 who do not qualify for Medicaid and have family income under 200% of the Federal Poverty Limit. Funding for this program is capped. This program is known as Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at the national level.