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MRG UPDATED: NOVEMBER 2009 81 CATEGORICAL FACTORS MEDICAID EXTENSIONS/CONTINUATIONS Policy: Medicaid is authorized for certain persons after their eligibility has ceased. These extensions/continuations are based on the A/R's previous eligibility. References: SSL Sect. 366.4 Dept. Reg. 360-3.3(c) ADMs 09OHIP/ADM-1 02 OMM/ADM-7 01 OMM/ADM-6 OMM/ADM 97-2 97 ADM-20 95 ADM-21 90 ADM-42 90 ADM-30 90 ADM-9 INF 90 INF-45 GISs 03 MA/010 02 MA/012 98 MA/041 91 MA/042 LCM 98 OMM LCM-002 Interpretation: The following persons are eligible for Medicaid extensions/ continuations: (1) A person who was eligible for Medicaid in December, 1973 as the spouse of a recipient of old age assistance, assistance to the blind or aid to the disabled (AABD), if such recipient continues to meet the standards of eligibility for aid to the aged, blind, or disabled in effect at that time, and the person continues to be the spouse of such recipient and resides with the recipient. (2) A person who was eligible for Medicaid as an inpatient in a medical facility in December, 1973 and who would have been eligible for Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) at that time, if s/he had not been in the medical facility, for as long as s/he remains eligible according the AABD standards in effect in December, 1973.