Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-70

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, August 22, 2024

Section 129-6-70 - Medicaid determined eligibles; eligibility factors specific to qualifying families

(a) Each applicant or recipient shall meet the general eligibility requirements of K.A.R. 129-6-50 and the specific eligibility requirements in this regulation.

(b) Each family shall include a caretaker and the children of the caretaker who are under 19 years of age. Any family may also include a pregnant woman and her unborn child or children.

(c) Household income as determined under K.A.R. 129-6-53 shall not exceed the income standard specified in K.A.R. 129-6-103(a)(3).

(d) Eligibility for medical assistance under this regulation shall continue for each person who receives medical assistance under this regulation for at least three of the six months immediately before the month in which the person became ineligible for medical assistance under this regulation as a result, in whole or in part, of collection or increased collection of spousal support. Eligibility for medical assistance shall continue for the four months immediately after the last month in which the person was eligible and legally entitled to receive medical assistance under this regulation if the person remains ineligible for medical assistance under this regulation due to collection or increased collection of spousal support.

(e) Eligibility for medical assistance under this regulation shall continue for each person who is included in the assistance plan of a family that has received medical assistance under this regulation in three of the six months immediately before the first month in which the family has lost eligibility for medical assistance under this regulation due solely to increased earned income or hours of employment of the caretaker, including an increase in the amount paid for hours of work.

Assistance shall be provided for a period not to exceed 12 months. Eligibility shall end for any individual who leaves the family and for any child who no longer meets the age requirements of subsection (b).

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-70

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1,254 and 75-7403; effective, T-129-10-31-13, Nov. 1, 2013; effective Feb. 28, 2014.