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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M03 April 2022 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0310 GENERAL RULES & PROCEDURES M0310.104 6a

3. Verification a. Adoption assistance agreement with Virginia agency A child’s status as an adoption assistance child is verified by the LDSS agency foster care/adoption assistance worker. Documentation of the child’s IV-E or Non-IV-E adoption assistance eligibility must be part of the Medicaid case record. Verification of a child’s status as a Virginia IV-E, Non-IV-E, or adoption assistance child with special needs for medical or rehabilitative care is obtained through the local agency’s Service Programs Division. b. IV-E adoption assistance agreement with another state When the IV-E adoption assistance agreement is with another state and the IV-E child resides in Virginia, verification of the child’s status as a Title IV-E adoption assistance recipient is verified through the Deputy Compact Administrator, Adoption Unit, Division of Family Services, Virginia Department of Social Services. c. Non-IV-E adoption assistance agreement with another state Verification of the child’s Non-IV-E adoption assistance status with another state, and the state’s reciprocal agreement under the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA), is obtained through the Deputy Compact Administrator, Adoption Unit, Division of Family Services, Virginia Department of Social Services. If the state that signed the non-IV-E adoption assistance agreement does NOT reciprocate Non-IV-E adoption assistance eligibility with Virginia, then the Non-IV-E Adoption Assistance child is not eligible for Virginia Medicaid in the Adoption Assistance classification of the “Individuals Under Age 21” covered group.

M0310.103 AFDC

A. Aid To Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) AFDC is the short name of the Aid to Families With Dependent Children cash assistance program that was operated in Virginia prior to the February 1, 1997, implementation of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families). It was a federally funded assistance program under Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. In Virginia, AFDC was replaced by TANF on February 1, 1997. B. Procedure AFDC is defined here because of the occasional references in Medicaid policy to the AFDC program that was in effect on July 16, 1996. There are no current recipients of AFDC because the AFDC program no longer exists.

M0310.104 AG

A. Auxiliary Grants (AG) “AG” is the short name for the Auxiliary Grants Program. AG is Virginia's assistance program that supplements the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) assistance program. AG is Virginia's "State Supplementation of SSI." AG is available only to ABD financially eligible individuals who reside in licensed Adult Care Residences (ACRs). B. Procedure Check the local agency records of AG recipients. If the individual is eligible for and receiving an AG payment, he is an AG recipient for Medicaid purposes.