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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M03 October 2016 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0320.000 AGED, BLIND & DISABLED GROUPS M0320.602 43

2. Individual Not Currently Enrolled In Medicare Part A Individuals who are not currently enrolled in Medicare Part A must apply for and enroll in Medicare Part A at the local Social Security Administration (SSA) office, and must present verification of Medicare Part A enrollment to the local department of social services (DSS) in order to be eligible for Medicaid as SLMB. If an individual appears to be eligible for Medicare but is not enrolled in Medicare, refer him/her to the SSA district office to apply for Medicare enrollment. If an individual must pay a monthly premium for Medicare Part A, and cannot afford the premium, the SSA office will give the individual a bill for the premium when the individual is enrolled. The individual must present this bill and the Medicare Part A enrollment verification to the local DSS worker in order to be eligible for Medicaid as an SLMB. NOTE: A disabled working individual who is enrolled or is eligible to enroll in Medicare Part A under Section 1818A of the Social Security Act cannot be enrolled as SLMB; he/she may be eligible as a Qualified Disabled and Working Individual (QDWI). See M0320.604 below for information on the QDWI covered group. 3. Verification Not Provided If the applicant does not provide information documenting enrollment in Medicare Part A within the application processing time standard, he/she is not eligible for Medicaid as SLMB, but may be eligible in another covered group. C. Financial Eligibility 1. Assistance Unit The assistance unit policy in chapter M05 applies to SLMBs. If the SLMB individual is living with his/her spouse who is aged, blind, or disabled, but does not have Medicare Part A, and both apply for Medicaid, two different financial calculations must be completed for the unit because of the different income limits used in the eligibility determinations. One is the MSP SLMB determination; the other is for the ABD spouse’s CN or MN covered group. 2. Resources The resource requirements in chapter S11 and Appendix 2 to Chapter S11 must be met by the SLMB. Some of the real and personal property requirements are different for SLMBs. The different requirements are identified in Appendix 2. The resource limits are the resource limits for the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). See section M1110.003 for the current resource limits.