003.05(B) WORK REQUIREMENTS EXCEPTIONS.

All applicants or beneficiaries shall be deemed to have complied with work requirements for a qualifying month if: (i) For part or all of a qualifying month the applicant or beneficiary: (1) Was a specified excluded individual; (2) Was under the age of 19; (3) Was entitled to or enrolled in Medicare Part A or B; or (4) Was eligible for or enrolled in coverage in any of the following groups: parent and caretaker relatives, pregnant women, children under age 19, former foster care, individuals receiving IV-E assistance, transitional medical assistance (TMA) with or without a premium, and Nebraska Medicaid for the aged, blind, and disabled; (ii) At any point during the three-month period preceding the application or renewal date, the applicant or beneficiary was an inmate of a public institution; (iii) The applicant or beneficiary receives inpatient hospital services, nursing facility services, services in an intermediate care facility for individuals with developmental disabilities (ICF/DD), inpatient psychiatric hospital services, or such other services of similar acuity as determined by Nebraska Medicaid; (iv) The applicant or beneficiary resides in a county with a federally declared emergency or disaster; (v) The applicant or beneficiary resides in a county with an unemployment rate that is at or above the lesser of: (1) Eight percent; or (2) One and a half times the national unemployment rate; or (vi) The applicant or beneficiary or their dependent must travel outside of their community for an extended period of time to receive medical services necessary to treat a serious or complex medical condition that are not available within their community of residence.