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requirements and income standard. Resource limits apply, but there is no determination of disability. c. Medically Needy. Persons who are ineligible under §§ 1.8.5(A)(1)(a) or (b) of this Part because their income is too high, may seek coverage through the IHCC pathway as MN in accordance with § 1.6.3 of this Part and Part 2 of this Subchapter in detail. d. In addition, the person must require treatment for an emergency health condition in accordance with the prudent layperson standard – as defined in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. Law No. 105-33 – as specified below and obtain such services from a certified Medicaid provider. Such an emergency health condition is: (1) A health condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that a prudent layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in placing the health of the individual (or, with respect to a pregnant person, the health of the person or their unborn child) in serious jeopardy, serious impairment to bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. 2. Determination Process – Emergency service providers – typically an acute care facility such as a hospital – provides assistance with completing any required forms upon determining, in conjunction with the presumptive eligibility process specified in Part 30-00-4 of this Title, that emergency Medicaid coverage may be required. In situations in which eligibility for emergency Medicaid cannot be determined or ascertained in this process, an agency eligibility specialist is contacted to provide the non-citizen with assistance in applying for coverage and assuring payment is made for any of the Medicaid-covered emergency services rendered. MN eligibility is available, as a last resort, for non-citizens who have income above the applicable eligibility limits for other coverage groups if the costs incurred for emergency services are sufficient for a spenddown. Payments to providers are typically made post-treatment. 3. Continuing Eligibility – Emergency Medicaid coverage is limited to the period in which the emergency health condition is treated. Under applicable Federal Regulations, such coverage does not include any follow-up services deemed medically necessary to prevent the need in the future for emergency services for the same illness, disease or condition in an acute care facility.