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c. Limits: Individuals may only qualify for this group if they are not enrolled through a different Medicaid eligibility pathway, even if they meet the eligibility requirements of another eligibility pathway. Although eligible for the full scope of Medicaid State Plan and Section 1115 waiver services available to all adults, the EPSDT benefit for children continues up to the age of twenty-one (21) only. 1.9 Cooperation Requirements A. All applicants and beneficiaries subject to this Part must cooperate with an array of requirements as a condition of obtaining or retaining (post-eligibility) eligibility. Specific requirements related to application and renewal are located in Part 3 of this Subchapter and for the purposes of evaluating and verifying income are set forth in Part 5 of this Subchapter. B. Cooperation requirements applicable across populations are as follows: 1. Third Party Liability (TPL) – Third Party Liability refers to any individual, entity (e.g., insurance company) or program (e.g., Medicare) that may be liable for all or part of a Medicaid applicant’s coverage. Under § 1902(a)(25) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(25), the State is required to take all reasonable measures to identify legally liable third (3rd) parties and treat verified TPL as a resource of the Medicaid beneficiary once determined eligible. Applicants/beneficiaries must furnish information about all sources of TPL. The State and Medicaid managed care organizations, under contractual agreements with the State, are responsible for identifying and pursuing TPL for beneficiaries covered by employer-sponsored health insurance plans through the RIte Share program. Failure to cooperate with the TPL requirement or to enroll in a RIte Share plan as required in Subchapter 05 Part 3 of this Chapter results in the ineligibility of the parent. 2. Referral to Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) – All applicants reporting an absent parent are referred to the Office of Child Support Services within the Department of Human Services, once they have been determined eligible for Medicaid and received appropriate notice. Compliance with the OCSS requirement is a condition of retaining eligibility. As a condition of eligibility, an applicant who can legally assign rights for a dependent child born out of wedlock is required to do so and cooperate in establishing the parentage of that child for the purposes of obtaining medical care support and medical care payments for both the applicant and the child. Failure to cooperate in assigning rights results in a determination of ineligibility for the parent, unless a good cause exemption has been granted by the State. In instances when domestic violence may be the basis for an exemption to the cooperation requirement, referral to the Family Violence Option Project may be made to assist the parent seeking an exemption. 3. RIte Share Premium Assistance Program – Individuals and families determined to have access to cost-effective employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) are required to enroll in the ESI plan if so directed by the State. Members of the MACC groups with access to ESI who are eligible for Medicaid will be permitted to enroll in a Medicaid