Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 477 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY
Chapter 6 - STATE RESIDENCY
Section 477-6-004 - INSTITUTIONALIZED APPLICANTS/CLIENTS

Current through March 20, 2024

004.01 Institutionalized Applicants/Clients: The state where the institution is located is an institutionalized applicant/client's state of residence unless it is determined that the applicant/client is a resident of another state, according to the following: For any institutionalized applicant/client who is twenty (20) years old or younger, or who is twenty-one (21) years old or older and became incapable of indicating intent before reaching twenty-one (21) years old, the state of residence is

1. That of his/her parent(s) or his/her legal guardian at the time of placement, or

2. That of his/her parent(s) or his/her legal guardian if the applicant/client is institutionalized in that state.

For any institutionalized applicant/client who became incapable of indicating intent at or after reaching twenty-one (21) years old, the state of residence is the state in which the applicant/client is physically present except where another state makes a placement.

004.02 Placement in an Out-of-State Institution: If a state arranges for an applicant/client to be placed in an institution located in another state, the state making the placement is the applicant/client's state of residence, regardless of the applicant/client's indicated intent or ability to indicate intent.

004.03 Discharge from an Out-of-State Institution: When an applicant/client leaves the facility in which the applicant/client is placed by a state, that applicant/client's state of residence is the state where the applicant/client is physically located.

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