Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 23 - Division of Medicaid
Part 101 - Coverage Groups and Processing Applications and Reviews Redetermination Processes
Chapter 3 - How to Apply
Rule 23-101-3.4 - Who Can File the Application

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 23-101-3.4

Current through September 24, 2024

A. An application can be filed by one (1) of the following individuals, as applicable to the case:

1. Adult applicants,

2. Certain minor applicants including a:
a) Pregnant minor of any age requesting coverage solely due to pregnancy,

b) Married minor living with a spouse,

c) Minor living independently, or

d) Minor living with his/her parent(s) and applying only for the minor's own children.

3. The parent who has primary physical custody of a minor child,

4. Either parent of a minor child when custody is equally divided between legal parents,

5. The caretaker relative with whom a dependent child is living who has primary responsibility for the child's care.
a) A caretaker relative is defined as a relative by blood, adoption or marriage with whom the child is living who assumes primary responsibility for the child's care.

b) A dependent child is defined as a child under age eighteen (18) and deprived of parental support by reason of death, absence from the home, or physical or mental incapacity.

6. An authorized representative, a self-designated representative or a legal representative, as defined in Miss. Admin. Code Part 101, Rule 3.3.

B. An application signed by anyone other than a person described in Miss. Admin. Code Part 101, Rule 3.4 will be accepted, but will not be complete until a signature of a person authorized to apply is obtained during the application process.

42 C.F.R. § 435.907; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121.

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