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SNiP Tips

Appendix IV:
Eligible and Excluded Groups

 

Eligible Groups:

Singles and childless couples who get cash assistance and Medicaid or who get only Medicaid

Low-income families with children who get cash assistance and Medicaid or who get only Medicaid

TANF recipient families who get Medicaid

Pregnant women with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level for their household size

Children aged 1 or below whose family income is at or below 185% of the federal poverty level for their household size

Children aged 1 through 5 whose family income is at or below 133% of the federal poverty level for their household size

Children aged 6 through 19 whose family income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level for their household size

Transitional Medical Assistance beneficiaries

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Supplemental Security Income Related (Medicaid only)

Excluded Groups:

People who are dually-eligible for Medicaid and Medicare

People who are only eligible for Medicaid through income spend-down

People who are eligible for Family Health Plus

People who are already enrolled in comprehensive private health care coverage that is determined to be "cost-effective" by the local social services district

People who live in state-operated psychiatric facilities or in state-certified or voluntary treatment facilities for adolescents or children

People who live in Residential Health Care Facilities at the time of enrollment, and enrollees whose stays in such a facility are classified as permanent at the time of entry

People enrolled in managed long-term care demonstrations

Medicaid-eligible infants living with incarcerated mothers

Infants who weigh less than 1200 grams at birth or infants under 6 months who meet the criteria for SSI or the SSI-related category

Foster children in the placement of a voluntary agency

Youths in the care and custody of the commissioner of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services

Certified blind or disabled children living or expected to be living apart from the parents for 30 days or more

People expected to be Medicaid eligible for except for pregnant women

Foster children in direct care [discretion of local social services district]

People receiving long-term care services through Long Term Home Health Care programs or Child Care Facilities (except ICF services for the Developmentally Disabled)

People who are eligible for Medicaid only for TB-related services

People in State Office of Mental Health licensed family care homes

People in the Restricted Recipient Program

People with a "County of Fiscal Responsibility" code of 97, 98 or 99

People admitted to a hospice program at the time of enrollment

People receiving family planning services who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid and whose income is 200% or less of the federal poverty level

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