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North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED MEDICAID MANUAL MA-2262

SPONSOR DEEMING

6 REVISED 07/01/10 – CHANGE NO. 11-10 (VII.) B. If Food Stamps has determined the a/r is indigent, you:

1. Do not count the sponsor’s income or resources in determining the a/r’s eligibility for Medicaid.

2. Count only the actual amount of cash support from the sponsor provided over a 12-month period beginning with the month of determination.

3. At the next redetermination, re-verify with FS whether the recipient continues to meet the indigence requirements. Each indigent determination is renewable for additional 12-month periods.

C. If the alien a/r has not applied for Food Stamps, advise the a/r to apply so a determination regarding indigence can be made. If the a/r refuses to apply for food stamps, contact the Medicaid Eligibility Unit for assistance in determining indigence.

D. If the alien a/r is found ineligible for Food Stamps, do not consider him indigent and deem the sponsor’s income to the alien.

VIII. SPONSORSHIP VERIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION

A. Do not verify alien sponsorship in the following circumstances:

1. The county determines that the alien is not an LPR or that the alien became an LPR prior to December 19, 1997; or

2. The county determines that the alien has, or can be credited with, 40 qualifying quarters. (See MA-2504, Alien Requirements, for information on 40 qualifying quarters.),

3. The alien is ineligible for Medicaid based on his or her own income and resources, or is ineligible for some reason unrelated to income and resources, or

4. The alien is exempt from alien sponsor deeming as noted in Section IV. above.

B. To verify alien sponsorship, you must:

1. Complete form G-845S and G-845 Supplement. See MA-2504, Alien Requirements, for a copy of these forms and instructions for completing them.