5.4.2 non-financial

Test the following people for AFDC-Medicaid.

1. Child (3.5.1.4) under the age of 18.

2. Dependent 18 years old (3.5.1.3).

3. Caretakers (3.5.2) of children under their care (3.5.3).

4. Pregnant women with no other children in the home, and in the 8th or 9th month of pregnancy.

5. Essential persons (3.5.4)  

A pregnant woman (with no other born children in her home) may only be eligible for AFDC-MA AFDC-MA is the category of Medicaid that is based on rules for the Aid to Families with Dependant Children Program (AFDC) that were in effect on July 16, 1996. once the pregnancy reaches the 8th month.

5.4.2.1 Deprivation

Due to changes in the unemployed parent policies communicated in Operations Memo 03-45 deprivation is no longer an eligibility criteria.

This page last updated in Release Number: 04-03

Release Date: 08/02/04

Effective Date: 08/02/04