Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 477 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY
Chapter 28 - CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR IV-E ASSISTANCE, NON-IV-E ADOPTION SUBSIDY, FORMER FOSTER CARE CHILDREN
Section 477-28-003 - CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR NON-IV-E ADOPTION

Current through March 20, 2024

A special needs child eligible for non-IV-E subsidized adoption assistance may be Medicaid eligible if he or she meets special needs criteria.

003.01 ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. A child qualifying for non-IV-E subsidized adoption assistance is eligible for Medicaid if the following conditions are met:

(A) An adoption agreement, other than an agreement under Title IV-E, between the State of Nebraska and the adoptive parent(s) is in effect;

(B) The Department has determined that the child cannot be placed for adoption without Medicaid coverage because of special needs for medical or rehabilitative care;

(C) The child meets either of the following requirements:
(i) He or she would have been eligible for Medicaid before the adoption agreement was entered into; or

(ii) He or she would have been eligible for Medicaid before the adoption agreement was entered into, if the eligibility standards and methodologies of the Title IV-E program were used without employing the threshold Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) eligibility determination; and

(D) The child is under 19 years old.

003.02 INCOME AND RESOURCES. A child who meets these criteria is exempt from income and resource tests.

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