Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part III - Eligibility
Subpart 3 - Eligibility Groups and Factors
Chapter 25 - Eligibility Factors
Section III-2525 - Twelve-Month Continuous Eligibility
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Act 128 of the First Extraordinary Session of the 1998 Louisiana Legislature authorized the Department to adopt the guaranteed eligibility option for children, pursuant to §4731 of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997. These provisions allow states to guarantee Medicaid eligibility for children, under age 19, for up to 12 months from the date of determination.
B. Children who are under age 19 and certified in a child-related or family-related category of assistance are entitled to 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility as long as eligibility does not extend beyond the child's nineteenth birthday.
C. A child's eligibility may not be terminated during a continuous eligibility period, regardless of any changes in circumstances, unless the child meets an exception set forth in 42 CFR 435.926(d) or 42 CFR 457.342.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
