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91 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Table of contents Individual information........................................................................................................................................... 520 Financial eligibility................................................................................................................................................ 521 Post-eligibility....................................................................................................................................................... 536 Non-financial eligibility......................................................................................................................................... 543 Developmental disabilities (DD) services............................................................................................................. 547 I/DD and nursing facility stays............................................................................................................................. 554 I/DD Patient Liability............................................................................................................................................. 554 Coordination.......................................................................................................................................................... 555 Behavioral health (BH) service eligibility............................................................................................................. 555 Coding.................................................................................................................................................................... 557 Contacts................................................................................................................................................................ 559 Medical Related Payments (MRP)................................................ 561 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 561 Effective dates...................................................................................................................................................... 562 Routing Special Needs Payments to Third Parties on Behalf of an Individual................................................... 562 Food for guide dogs and special assistance animals.......................................................................................... 563 Laundry allowances.............................................................................................................................................. 564 Home repairs......................................................................................................................................................... 564 Moving costs......................................................................................................................................................... 565 Property taxes....................................................................................................................................................... 566 Community-based care......................................................................................................................................... 567 Accommodation allowance.................................................................................................................................. 568 Special diet allowance.......................................................................................................................................... 570 Supplemental communication allowance............................................................................................................ 571 Personal incidentals and room and board allowances........................................................................................ 572 Diversion services................................................................................................................................................. 573 Prescription drug co-pay coverage.......................................................................................................................574 In-home supplement..............................................................................................................................................574 Benefits for less than a full month....................................................................................................................... 575 Coding.................................................................................................................................................................... 575 Manual notices...................................................................................................................................................... 576