Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part III - Eligibility
Subpart 3 - Eligibility Groups and Factors
Chapter 23 - Eligibility Groups and Medicaid Programs
Section III-2305 - Provisional Medicaid Program

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-2305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The Provisional Medicaid Program provides Medicaid-only coverage to individuals who:

1. are aged or have a disability; and

2. meet income and resource requirements for supplemental security income (SSI) cash assistance.

B. The Provisional Medicaid Program provides coverage to individuals with income equal to or less than the federal benefit rate (FBR), and resources that are equal to or less than the resource limits of the SSI cash assistance program.

C. A certification period for the Provisional Medicaid Program shall not exceed 12 months.

D. Retroactive coverage up to three months prior to the receipt of the Medicaid application shall be available to recipients in the Provisional Medicaid Program.

1. Any retroactive coverage period shall not be prior to the implementation date of the Provisional Medicaid Program.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

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