New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 641 - SPECIAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ONLY COVERAGE GROUPS
Section He-W 641.04 - Severely Disabled Children

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-W 641.04

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) For purposes of 42 USC 1396 a relative to medical assistance for severely disabled children, all general and technical eligibility requirements for NHEP/FAP medical assistance specified in He-W 600 shall apply.

(b) Two or more severely disabled children, as defined in He-W 507, living in the same family shall be considered members of the same assistance group.

(c) Deemed resources shall be added to the child's resources and the total shall be compared to the appropriate resource limit as follows:

(1) If the child is applying for or receiving NHEP/FAP categorically needy medical assistance, the child's resources and deemed resources shall be compared to the NHEP/FAP categorically needy resource limit for severely disabled children in He-W 656.06; or

(2) If the child is applying for or receiving NHEP/FAP medically needy medical assistance, the child's resources and deemed resources shall be compared to the NHEP/FAP medically needy resource limit in He-W 656.06.

(d) For medically needy medical assistance, all of the parents' countable resources, if the child is residing with the parents, shall be deemed to the child and added to the child's resources, except for the following:

(1) Any vehicle that is necessary for employment or training of the parent(s);

(2) Any vehicle that is necessary for medical transportation of the severely disabled child; and

(3) Any life insurance policies that the parents own on themselves or children other than the severely disabled child.

(e) For medically needy medical assistance, deemed resources shall be reduced according to the family size not including the severely disabled child or children, by an amount equal to 50% of poverty guidelines pursuant to 42 USC 9902(2) , effective on the first day of July.

(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; amd by #5992, eff 2-25-95; ss by #6531, INTERIM, eff 6-27-97, EXPIRED: 10-25-97; ss by #6614, eff 10-24-97; amd by #7354, eff 9-1-00; amd by #8452, eff 10-22-05

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 45, eff. 10/21/2023 is not yet available.

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