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armed forces is no longer eligible for Medicaid or SSP even if SSI benefits continue. e. Temporary Absence. Temporary absences from Rhode Island for any of the following purposes do not interrupt or end Rhode Island residence: (1) Obtaining necessary health care; (2) Visiting; (3) Obtaining education or training under a program of the Rhode Island Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS), work incentive or higher education program, or (4) Residing in an LTSS facility in another State, if arranged by an agent of the State of Rhode Island, unless the person or their parents or guardian, as applicable, stated an intent to abandon Rhode Island residence and to reside outside Rhode Island upon discharge from LTSS. f. Placement in Rhode Island Institutions. When an agent of another State arranges for a person’s placement in a Rhode Island institution, the person remains a resident of the State which made the placement, irrespective of the person’s intent. g. Incapable of Stating Intent. Persons are incapable of stating intent regarding residence if they are judged to be legally incapable of doing so or there is medical documentation or other documentation acceptable for such purposes that supports a finding that they are incapable of stating intent. h. Residence as Payment Requirement. A person must be a resident of Rhode Island at the time a medical service is rendered in order for Rhode Island Medicaid to pay for that service. The service does not, however, have to be rendered in Rhode Island. i. Specific Prohibitions. Under Federal law, the State may not deny Medicaid eligibility to an applicant for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to reside in the State for a specified period; or (2) Failure of a person receiving care in an institutional setting to establish residence in the State before entering the institution if otherwise satisfying the residency rules set forth in this Section; or