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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services B-220 Medical Assistance Manual SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CATEGORIES 16 Nov 01 MTL 05/16 AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE PROGRAM B-220 AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE PROGRAM (435.150, 435.226) This category provides medical assistance to children who are:

a. under 26 years of age; and

b. were in foster care in Nevada, under the responsibility of the state or a tribal entity at the time they turned 18 years of age; and

c. were enrolled in Medicaid while in foster care;

OR

d. under 21 years of age; and

e. were in foster care under the responsibility of a state or tribal entity at the time they turned 18 years of age. B-225 BREAST\CERVICAL CANCER MEDICAID (Public Law 106-354) Medical assistance is provided to women who: a. are under age 65;

b. are uninsured or underinsured;

c. are not eligible under any other Medicaid eligibility group;

d. are enrolled and active in the Women’s Health Connection program for breast and cervical cancer by the “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” (CDC); and

e. are found to need treatment for either breast or cervical cancer. A woman is considered to be underinsured when she:

a. is in a period of exclusion (such as a preexisting condition exclusion or an HMO affiliation period);

b. is not actually covered for treatment of breast or cervical cancer; or

c. has contract health care coverage through Indian Health Services or Tribal

Clinics.