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MRG UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2005 82 CATEGORICAL FACTORS MEDICAID EXTENSIONS/CONTINUATIONS (3) A person who was eligible for Medicaid under LIF in at least three of the six months immediately preceding ineligibility, when this ineligibility resulted from the collection or increase in child or spousal support. The person remains eligible for four calendar months, beginning with the month following the month in which s/he became ineligible. (4) Any certified blind or certified disabled person who is a qualified severely impaired individual will continue to be eligible for Medicaid despite earnings that demonstrate his or her ability to engage in substantial gainful activity under the SSI program. A person is a qualified severely impaired individual if: (i) s/he was eligible for Medicaid and received SSI benefits, State supplementary payments, or benefits under section 1619(a) of the Social Security Act in the month preceding the first month in which the provision of this paragraph are applied; and (ii) the Social Security Administration has determined that: (a) the person continues to be blind or to have a disabling physical or mental impairment; (b) the person continues to meet all other requirements for SSI eligibility except for earnings; (c) the lack of Medicaid coverage would seriously inhibit the person’s ability to continue or to obtain employment; and (d) the person’s earnings are insufficient to provide a reasonable equivalent of the SSI, Medicaid, and publicly funded attendant care benefits that would be available to the person if s/he were not employed. (5) A woman eligible for Medicaid during any month of her pregnancy retains eligibility until at least 60 days after the termination of the pregnancy. The 60-day continuation of Medicaid eligibility begins on the last day of the pregnancy and ends on the last day of the month in which the 60th day occurs. To receive the 60-day post partum extension, the woman must have applied for Medicaid prior to the end of her pregnancy.