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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 23

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 24 Chapter 23 Specific Medicaid Requirements

23.10.5 FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN Income Assets N/A N/A The ACA established a new coverage group called the Former Foster Children group effective January 1, 2014. In accordance with Section 1002 of the SUPPORT Act West Virginia must cover Former Foster Children who received Medicaid at the time they aged out of foster care, regardless of the state the individual lived in at the time of age-out effective for youth who turn 18 on or after January 1, 2023. Example 1: Gardenia was in foster care in Kentucky. She turns age 18 on April 19, 2023, and ages out. On August 6, 2023, she moves to West Virginia and applies for Former Foster Care. Because she aged-out after January 1, 2023, she is eligible for the benefit in West Virginia. Example 2: Daisy was in foster care in Kentucky. She turns 18 on November 21, 2022, and ages out. On February 12, 2023 she moves to West Virginia and applies for Former Foster Care. Because she aged-out prior to January 1, 2023, she is ineligible for Former Foster Care in West Virginia but evaluated for another Medicaid category. Applicants must meet the following requirements: • They are under 26 years of age; • They have been in foster care under the responsibility of a state; and, • They were receiving Medicaid on their 18th birthday, or the date they aged out of foster care, up to age 21. Individuals eligible for both the Former Foster Children group and the Adult Group must be enrolled in the Former Foster Children group. 23.10.6 CONTINUOUSLY ELIGIBLE NEWBORN CHILDREN (CEN) Income Assets N/A N/A