7 AAC 100.754 - Special low-income Medicare beneficiary

(a) To be eligible for Medicaid coverage as a special low-income Medicare beneficiary under 7 AAC 100.002(e) (3), an individual must

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

(2) have total monthly income that does not exceed 120 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 B premiums.

(c) An individual who the department determines eligible under this section may apply for up to three months of retroactive eligibility.

Notes

7 AAC 100.754

Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.020

AS 47.07.040