16 Del. Admin. Code § 13000-13401
In the past, Medicaid eligibility for the majority of the populations was categorically linked to either the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Throughout the years, the federal government gave states more and more options to cover groups that may have had a technical tie to the cash assistance eligibility groups, but with income and resources above those eligibility limits. With passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, the AFDC program was dissolved and, along with it, the automatic link to Medicaid for recipients of cash assistance. The PRWORA replaces AFDC with block grants to states for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). The PRWORA also requires that state Medicaid programs maintain some relationship to groups eligible at the time of passage of this act, but gave the Medicaid program more flexibility in determining eligibility for services.
16 Del. Admin. Code § 13000-13401