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MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD MAABD B-345 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Medical Assistance Manual 25 Mar MTL 02/25 MAABD MEDICAL CATEGORIES HEALTH INSURANCE FOR WORK ADVANCEMENT (HIWA) f. Have total net income (net earned plus net unearned) of less than 250% of FPL g. Have countable resources less than $15,000. Customers must be employed and are required to pay an insurance premium to be eligible under this category. Individuals receiving assistance under the HIWA program who are no longer employed due to hospitalization, an inability to work that is directly related to the individual's disability, a worksite closure, or a loss of current transportation with no other alternative means of transportation available, will continue eligibility for an additional 3 months after the month in which their employment ended, as long as premiums are paid by the due date. B-350 AGED, BLIND AND DISABLED SPECIALIZED MEDICAL GROUPS B-350.1 CONTINUATION OF 'PREGNANCY RELATED' MEDICAL COVERAGE Once a MAABD-eligible individual has been converted to the pregnant woman coverage group, individuals in this group are covered through the postpartum period, which ends the last day of the 12th month immediately following the month the pregnancy ends. Example: If the pregnancy ends on June 22nd, the postpartum period will end the last day of June the following year. See B-115 for additional information. B-350.2 EMERGENCY MEDICAL FOR INELIGIBLE NON-CITIZENS (Public Law 99-509 Section 9406) Authorizes Medicaid coverage for emergency medical situations to individuals who do not meet the criteria of a qualified non-citizen, but who otherwise meet eligibility criteria of a MAABD group. These cases are only entitled to coverage for emergency services. Some non-citizens may be lawfully admitted, but only for a temporary or specified time period. These individuals do not meet Nevada residency requirements. They are: – Foreign government representatives on official business, and their families and servants; – Visitors for business or pleasure, including exchange visitors; – Aliens in travel status while traveling directly through the U.S.; – Crewman on shore leave; – Treaty traders and investors, and their families; – Foreign students; – International organization representation and personnel, and their families and servants;