20070627-IR-405060014FRA Adds 405 IAC 2-6-2 to set forth Medicaid eligibility criteria for individuals at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age who were receiving foster care when the individual turned 18. Effe...

TITLE 405 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Final Rule

LSA Document #06-14(F)

DIGEST

Adds 405 IAC 2-6-2 to set forth Medicaid eligibility criteria for individuals at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age who were receiving foster care when the individual turned 18. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.

405 IAC 2-6-2

SECTION 1. 405 IAC 2-6-2 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

405 IAC 2-6-2 Medicaid eligibility for individuals leaving foster care

Authority: IC 12-8-6-5; IC 12-15-1-10

Affected: IC 12-14; IC 12-15

Sec. 2. (a) An individual who:

(1) is:

(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; and

(B) less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and

(2) was receiving foster care when the individual became eighteen (18) years of age; and

(3) meets the eligibility requirements in this section;

is eligible for Medicaid.

(b) An individual described in subsection (a) is eligible for Medicaid if his or her income does not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty guidelines for the individual's family size. Family size is determined by including the individual, his or her spouse, and children under eighteen (18) years of age living with the individual. Income includes the income of the individual's spouse, if the couple is living together.

(c) Assets owned by the individual and family members are exempt.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 2-6-2; filed May 30, 2007, 8:26 a.m.: 20070627-IR-405060014FRA)

LSA Document #06-14(F)

Notice of Intent: February 1, 2006; 29 IR 1584

Proposed Rule: 20070131-IR-405060014PRA

Hearing Held: February 27, 2007

Approved by Attorney General: May 18, 2007

Approved by Governor: May 29, 2007

Filed with Publisher: May 30, 2007, 8:26 a.m.

Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher

Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Cindy Stamper, Manager, Medicaid Eligibility, Division of Family Resources, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Indiana Government Center-South, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W363, Indianapolis, IN 46204, [phone], [e-mail]

Posted: 06/27/2007 by Legislative Services Agency

DIN: 20070627-IR-405060014FRA

Composed: Oct 31,2016 11:42:44PM EDT

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