§ 1902 - Qualification for medical assistance
§ 1902. Qualification for medical assistance
(a) In determining whether a person is medically indigent, the secretary of the agency of human services shall prescribe and use an income standard and requirements for eligibility which will permit the receipt of federal matching funds under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
(b) Workers with disabilities whose income is less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level shall be eligible for Medicaid. The income also must not exceed the Medicaid protected income level for one or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment level for two, whichever is higher, after disregarding all earnings of the working individual with disabilities, any Social Security disability insurance benefits, and any veteran's disability benefits. Earnings of the working individual with disabilities shall be documented by evidence of Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax payments, Self-employment Contributions Act tax payments, or a written business plan approved and supported by a third-party investor or funding source. The resource limit for this program shall be $5,000.00 for an individual and $6,000.00 for a couple at the time of enrollment in the program. Assets attributable to earnings made after enrollment in the program shall be disregarded. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 6; amended 1987, No. 89, § 314b; 2005, No. 56, § 4, eff. June 13, 2005.)