Haw. Code R. § 17-1722-10 - Eligibility requirements

A qualified medicare beneficiary shall meet all of the conditions as follows:

(1) Entitled to hospital insurance benefits under the medicare program;

(2) In receipt of income which does not exceed the federal poverty level for the household of applicable size;

(3) In possession of assets which do not exceed three times the resource limit of the supplemental security income program adjusted by the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index; and

(4) Required to meet basic eligibility conditions, detailed in chapter 17-1714.1, including:

(A) A resident of the State;

(B) A citizen of the United States or a legal resident non-citizen;

(C) Not a resident of a public institution;

(D) Assign to the department any benefits from a third party for coverage of medical expenses, to the extent of medical costs paid by the department; and

(E) Furnish a social security number and verification of that number.

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Haw. Code R. § 17-1722-10

[Eff 08/01/94; am 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS § 346-14; 42 C.F.R. §435.10; 42 U.S.C. §§1396 a(10)(E)(i), 1396d(p)) (Imp. 42 U.S.C. §§1396 a(10)(E)(i), 1396d(p))