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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M03 June 2016 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0320.000 AGED, BLIND & DISABLED GROUPS M0320.603 46

7. SLMB Enters Long-term Care • The enrollment of an SLMB who is admitted to long-term care and who becomes eligible for Medicaid in the 300% of SSI covered group is handled like an SLMB who meets a spenddown. Cancel the SLMB-only coverage effective the last day of the month before the month of admission to long-term care, reason “024”. Reinstate the coverage with the begin date as the first day of the month of admission to long-term care using the appropriate AC for SLMB Plus.

• 025 for an aged individual also SLMB; • 045 for a blind or disabled individual also SLMB.

M0320.603 QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL (QI)

A. Policy P.L. 105-33 (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) mandated Medicaid coverage of Qualified Individuals who would be QMBs except that their income exceeds the QMB income limit. Implemented on January 1, 1998, individuals in the QI covered group receive Medicaid coverage for the payment of their Medicare Part B premium.

Prior to 2015, funding for the QI covered group was subject to annual availability by Congress. QI funding became permanent in 2015, and the QI covered group is subject to the same policies regarding entitlement and enrollment as the SLMB covered group.

A QI • is entitled to Medicare Part A hospital insurance benefits, but not entitled to Medicare Part A solely because he/she is a QDWI (enrolled in Part A under section 1818A of the Act); • has resources that are within the resource limits for the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). See chapter section M1110.003 for the current resource limits; and • has income that is equal to or exceeds the SLMB limit (120% of the FPL) but is less than the QI limit (135% of the FPL).

B. Nonfinancial Eligibility 1. Entitled to Medicare Part A The QI must be entitled to or must be enrolled in Medicare Part A. The individual does not have to be aged, blind or disabled.

Enrollment in Part A of Medicare is verified by the individual’s Medicare card, or by communication (such as SVES) with the Social Security Administration (SSA).