Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 101 - MAINECARE BENEFITS MANUAL (FORMERLY MAINE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL)
Chapter X
Sec2 144-101-X-3 - Katie Beckett Benefit
Subsection 144-101-X-3.03 - DEFINITIONS
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms in this section have the following meanings:
1. Benefit is the Katie Beckett MaineCare coverage and services.
2. Department is the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
3. Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) are the income levels established annually by the United States Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 97-35, Sections 652 and 673(2). Current FPL amounts are issued annually by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and can be requested from a local Department office or found on the Internet at: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml [File Link Not Available].
4. MaineCare Eligibility Manual is the Department's Office of Integrated Access and Support procedures that govern application and eligibility determination policies for MaineCare coverage. See 10-144 Code of Me. Regs. Ch. 332
5. Member is an individual determined eligible for services under this Section.
6. Social Security Administration is the federal agency that governs federal Medicaid policy and determines federal disability requirements for eligibility under the Katie Beckett benefit.
