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MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL MEDICAL C-100 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Division of Welfare and Supportive Services Medical Assistance Manual 24 Jan 26 MTL 02/24 RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS General eligibility requirements are applicable to all medical assistance programs unless otherwise noted. C-100 RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS (435.403) Customers must be living in Nevada with the intention of making Nevada their home permanently OR must be living in Nevada with a job commitment or seeking employment. Customers are not required to have a fixed place of residence to meet this requirement. C-100.1 SSI Recipients Receiving a State Supplementary Payment (SSP) from Another State When the customer is receiving SSI/SSP through another state, the state paying the State Supplementary Payment is the state of residence UNLESS SSA acknowledges Nevada residency. In this instance ONLY, use SSA's effective date of residency. C-100.2 Verification Accept customer statement for residency. When a discrepancy exists in the current case file, contact the household or a collateral contact to clarify circumstances and document the information. C-105 EXCEPTION TO RESIDENCY RULES For the purposes of this section, a person is incapable of indicating their intent to reside when they: a. have an IQ of 49 or less or have a mental age of 7 or less; or b. are found incapable of indicating their intent to reside as verified through medical documentation by a physician or licensed psychologist; or c. are judged legally incompetent C-105.1 Individuals Placed In an Out-of-State Institution Residence is the State making or arranging placement of the individual. Any agency of the State that arranges for an individual to be placed in an institution (includes foster care homes) located in another State, is recognized as acting on behalf of the State making a placement. Note: This includes an entity recognized under state law as being under contract with the State for such purposes.