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loses eligibility for that program and must be tested for EBD Medicaid or LTC Medicaid, he or she must then be elderly, blind, or disabled to remain enrolled in Family Care, Family Care Partnership, PACE, or IRIS. A disability finding made prior to the person’s 18th birthday, which remains in effect on the person’s 18th birthday, will be considered to meet the disability requirements for managed LTC or IRIS until the first of the following: • An adult disability determination can be completed • The child disability determination was redetermined and the child was found to no longer be disabled. Managed LTC or IRIS eligibility will not be denied solely because the disability determination in effect at application was made prior to applicant’s 18th birthday. This policy applies to child disability determinations made by the Bureau of Clinical Policy and Pharmacy (BCPP) for Katie Beckett members. See SECTION 5.2.3 KATIE BECKETT MEDICAID MEMBERS MOVING TO OTHER EBD MEDICAID PROGRAMS. 28.1.2 Family Care Family Care is a managed long-term care program for adults with disabilities and frail elders. To enroll in Family Care the individual must meet the following criteria: • Be 18 years of age or older. • Meet financial and non-financial eligibility criteria for: ◦ A full benefit category of EBD Medicaid, including Long Term Care Medicaid (see 28.1.1 ADULT HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVERS LONG-TERM DISABILITY POLICY), ◦ BadgerCare Plus (BCP), ◦ WWWMA, ◦ Adoption Assistance (AA), or ◦ Foster Care Medicaid; and • Meet the nursing home or non-nursing home functional level of care. 28.1.3 Family Care Partnership The Family Care Partnership program is a managed long-term care program integrating health and long- term support services for adults with disabilities and frail elders. To participate in the Family Care Partnership program the individual must meet the following criteria: • Be 18 years of age or older, • Meet financial and non-financial eligibility criteria for: ◦ A full benefit category of EBD Medicaid, including Long Term Care Medicaid (see 28.1.1 ADULT HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVERS LONG-TERM DISABILITY POLICY), ◦ BadgerCare Plus (BCP) Standard Plan, ◦ WWWMA, ◦ Adoption Assistance (AA), or ◦ Foster Care Medicaid; and • Meet the nursing home functional level of care.