7 AAC 100.752 - Qualified Medicare beneficiary

(a) To be eligible for Medicaid coverage as a qualified Medicare beneficiary under 7 AAC 100.002(e) (1), an individual must

(1) be eligible for and enrolled in Medicare Part A hospitalization coverage;

(2) have total monthly income that does not exceed 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for this state, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 100.980;

(3) have countable resources that do not exceed $4,000 for an individual living alone or $6,000 for spouses living together; and

(4) meet all other nonfinancial eligibility requirements under 7 AAC 100.400.

(b) Coverage for an individual eligible under this section is limited to payment of the individual's Medicare Part A and Part B premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts.

(c) An individual may be eligible for coverage under this section and under 7 AAC 100.400 - 7 AAC 100.426.

(d) Coverage under this section begins the month after the month that the department determines eligibility.

Notes

7 AAC 100.752

Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.020

AS 47.07.040