Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-86

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

Section 129-6-86 - Poverty-level, low-income, and expanded low-income medicare beneficiaries; determined eligibles

(a) Each applicant or recipient shall meet the general eligibility requirements of K.A.R. 129-6-50 and the following specific eligibility requirements:

(1) Medicare part A beneficiary. Each individual shall be entitled to medicare part A benefits.

(2) Financial eligibility. A percentage of the official federal poverty-level income guidelines as established in K.A.R. 129-6-103 shall be used as the income standard for the number of persons in the assistance plan and any other persons whose income is considered. The total applicable income to be considered in the eligibility base period shall be compared against the poverty level for the base period. However, the amount of an annual social security cost-of-living adjustment shall be disregarded in determining eligibility during the first quarter of the year for which the adjustment is provided.

For an individual to be eligible, the total applicable income shall not exceed the poverty level established for the base period. The individual also shall not own non-exempt real or personal property with a resource value in excess of the allowable amounts specified in K.A.R. 129-6-107(b)(1) for the number of persons whose nonexempt resources are considered available to the individual.

(b) Medical assistance provided. Medical assistance under this regulation for each poverty-level medicare beneficiary meeting the poverty-level income guidelines of K.A.R. 129-6-103(a)(7) shall be limited to the payment of allowable medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance. Medical assistance for each low-income medicare beneficiary meeting the poverty-level income guidelines of K.A.R. 129-6-103(a)(9) shall be limited to the payment of medicare part B premiums only. Medical assistance for each expanded low-income medicare beneficiary meeting the poverty-level income guidelines of K.A.R. 129-6-103(a)(10) shall be limited to the payment of medicare part B premiums only, and the person shall not seek coverage under any other type of medical assistance.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-86

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1,254 and 75-7403; effective, T-129-10-31-13, Nov. 1, 2013; effective Feb. 28, 2014.