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6. Otherwise ineligible children with serious disabilities up to age nineteen (19) who qualify under Katie Beckett process because they are receiving the level of care at home that is typically provided in a health institution - Part 50-10-3 of this Title; 7. Medically needy eligible persons who become eligible for Medicaid by spending down excess income on allowable health expenses – Part 40-00-1 of this Title. D. People exempt from the MAGI income counting methodology with eligibility covered under this Part are as set forth below: 1. No income determination required – Individuals and families up to age twenty-one (21) whose eligibility does not require an income determination for Medicaid, including those eligible on the basis of: a. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Children and young adults with disabilities determined by the Federal Social Security Administration (SSA) to be eligible for SSI benefits who are up to age nineteen (19) or in the custody of the State, up to age twenty-one (21), including those residing in health institutions; and b. DCYF programs. Children and youth eligible on the basis of their participation in a DCYF foster care, kinship or guardian program whether in a home-based, residential or institutional setting, including young adults aging out of foster care in Rhode Island, up to age twenty-six (26) who are eligible under the Federal Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (Chafee Act) as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No. 111-148 and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, Pub. Law No. 115-271. c. Former Foster Youth Status. Children and youth eligible on the basis of their participation in foster care in a state or Tribe within a state other than Rhode Island, up to age twenty-six (26) who are eligible under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, Pub. Law No. 115-271. 2. Deemed eligibility - Infants born to Medicaid-eligible pregnant people are deemed eligible from date of birth to age one (1) without regard to changes in income or other factors as long as they remain residents of the State. 3. Transitional/extended Medicaid –§ 1931 Parent/Caretakers who no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage under § 1931 due to earnings from work, including recipients of the RI Works Program administered by the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, as well as any children in their household and their spouse, may qualify for continued coverage through this pathway. Eligibility for extended Medicaid is for twelve (12) months.