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-2325 - Medicare Savings Programs

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-2325

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

A. Medical assistance furnished to qualified Medicare beneficiaries (QMB), specified low income beneficiaries (SLMB) and qualified individuals (QI) is commonly referred to as the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP). Medicaid coverage under these programs is limited to payment of Medicare premiums, and may pay deductibles and co-insurance.

1. Effective January 1, 2010, with the consent of an individual completing an application for low income subsidy (LIS) benefits, the Social Security Administration will transmit LIS data to Medicaid.

2. Medicaid shall use the data to initiate an application for the individual for benefits under the Medicare Savings Program.

3. The date that the LIS application is filed with the Social Security Administration will be used as the date of application for MSP and for determining the effective date of MSP eligibility.

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

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