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services, including Early, Periodic, Screening, Detection and Treatment (EPSDT), provided to children with severe chronic diseases and/or disabling impairments who qualify in the MACC group pathway based on MAGI pursuant to Subchapter 10 Part 3 of this Chapter. The eligibility pathways differ as follows: a. Eligibility Criteria. All children seeking initial or continuing eligibility for Medicaid LTSS coverage shall meet the general requirements for eligibility, however, notwithstanding any language to the contrary contained in the Rhode Island Code of Regulations, children under the age of nineteen (19) are not required to meet citizenship and immigration status eligibility requirements or to have been assigned a SSN. Financial and clinical requirements vary depending on pathway. Eligibility standards by pathway are set at: (1) MACC group for children: Family income limit – two hundred sixty-one percent (261%) FPL; no resource limit. (2) Katie Beckett: Child income limit – Special income limit for LTSS – Federal benefit rate; resource limit – four thousand dollars ($4,000.00); no income or resource deeming. b. Special Conditions. The special conditions apply only to the KB eligibility pathway. To be eligible, the child must have a disabling impairment and needs requiring the level of care typically provided in a health institution (NF, ICF-ID, LTH) and live at home. A cost- effectiveness test applies; that is, the cost of care at home must be at or below cost of care provided in a health care institution. The child must be otherwise ineligible for Medicaid based on family income, c. Determination Process. The eligibility system considers all children seeking Medicaid eligibility in the MACC group for children first, in accordance with the income limits set in Part 30-00-1 of this Title and the MAGI eligibility process in Part 30-00-5 of this Title. d. Retroactive Coverage. Retroactive coverage is available for KB eligible beneficiaries, but is unavailable for MACC group eligible beneficiaries, including children with special needs. 1.10 Expedited Eligibility A. Expedited eligibility is a special process authorized under the State's Section 1115 demonstration for adults age nineteen (19) and over seeking LTSS in a home and community-based setting. The purpose of this special process is to provide a limited package of HCBS for no more than ninety (90) days to applicants who meet the need for LTSS in a home or community-based setting