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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 23

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 19 Chapter 23 Specific Medicaid Requirements

The following diagram illustrates the relationship between Categorically and Medically Needy Medicaid. MEDICAID Mandatory Categorically Needy (States Required to Cover Certain Groups/Individuals) Optional Medically Needy Mandatory Optional (States Required to Cover Certain Groups/Individuals Only When Medically Needy Option Is Selected) Categorically Needy (States Choose to Cover Certain Groups/Individuals. Choices must be approved at federal level) (States Choose to Cover Certain Groups/Individuals. Choices must be approved at federal level)