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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M03 October 2024 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0330.000 FAMILIES & CHILDREN GROUPS M0330.001 1a

8. If the child is a child under age 1, child under age 18, an individual under age 21 or an adoption assistance child with special needs for medical or rehabilitative care, but has income in excess of the appropriate F&C CN income limit, evaluate as MN.

A determination of eligibility for a F&C adult should follow this hierarchy:

1. If the individual is a former foster care child under 26 years, evaluate in this covered group.

2. If the individual meets the definition of a parent/caretaker relative, evaluate in the LIFC covered group.

3. If the individual has been screened and diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer or pre- cancerous conditions by the Every Woman’s Life program and does not meet the definition of for coverage as SSI, LIFC, Pregnant Woman or Child under 19, evaluate in the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (BCCPTA) covered group.

4. If the individual is between the ages of 19 and 64 and is not eligible for or entitled to Medicare, evaluate in the MAGI Adults group.

5. If the individual is not eligible as a MAGI Adult, LIFC individual, or pregnant woman but is in a medical institution, has been authorized for Home and Community Based Services or has elected hospice, evaluate in the appropriate F&C 300 % of SSI covered group.

6. If the individual is a parent or caretaker-relative of a dependent child and in a medical institution, the stay must be temporary while receiving treatment, rehabilitation, etc. for him to meet the definition of living in the home with the dependent child. There are no time limits on the amount of time the parent can be in a medical institution as long as he intends to return home. Verify with the parent the reason he is in a medical facility and ask about the intent to return home. 7. If the individual has excess income for full coverage in a Medicaid covered group and opted in for Plan First, evaluate for Plan First coverage.

8. If the individual is a pregnant woman but has excess income for coverage in a CN group or FAMIS MOMS evaluate as MN.