Extended Medicaid Benefits 510-03-50-10

(Revised 5/14/2024 ML #3832)

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(N.D.A.C. Section 75-02-02.1-20)

A Parent(s) or caretaker relative who ceases to be eligible under the Parent/caretaker for Family Coverage category and who meets the requirements of this section, may continue to be eligible for Medicaid benefits without making further application for Medicaid.

Note: Children eligible under one of the child categories, will remain eligible under that category when a parent or caretaker relative becomes Extended Medicaid Eligible.

When at least one parent or caretaker relative, who was eligible under the Parent/caretaker or Family Coverage categories in at least three of the six months immediately preceding the month in which the parent/ caretaker relative became ineligible as a result (wholly or partly) of the collection or increased collection of spousal support (alimony) continue eligible for Medicaid for four calendar months if: The household has a child living in the home that meets the children’s coverage age requirements; and The caretaker relative remains a resident of the state.

If an extended Medicaid Benefits case closes for loss of state residency and the household returns to the state and reapplies while still in the four-month period, eligibility may be re-established for the remainder of the period.

A household that seeks to demonstrate eligibility in the Parent/caretaker category in at least three of the six months immediately preceding the month in which the household became ineligible must have been eligible in this state in the month immediately preceding the month in which the household became ineligible. Eligibility from another state may be substituted for the other two months. Verification of eligibility in another state is required.

If a parent or caretaker relative was included as eligible in the Parent/caretaker category the month eligibility under the Parent/caretaker category ended, that individual is included in the Extended Medicaid Benefits. No individual may be added into Extended Medicaid benefits.