1999 Minnesota Statutes

     256B.0635 Continued eligibility in special circumstances.

    Subdivision 1.    Increased employment.  Beginning 
 January 1, 1998, medical assistance may be paid for persons who 
 received MFIP-S or medical assistance for families and children 
 in at least three of six months preceding the month in which the 
 person became ineligible for MFIP-S or medical assistance, if 
 the ineligibility was due to an increase in hours of employment 
 or employment income or due to the loss of an earned income 
 disregard.  In addition, to receive continued assistance under 
 this section, persons who received medical assistance for 
 families and children but did not receive MFIP-S must have had 
 income less than or equal to the assistance standard for their 
 family size under the state's AFDC plan in effect as of July 16, 
 1996, as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work 
 Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 
 Number 104-193, at the time medical assistance eligibility 
 began.  A person who is eligible for extended medical assistance 
 is entitled to six months of assistance without reapplication, 
 unless the assistance unit ceases to include a dependent child.  
 For a person under 21 years of age, medical assistance may not 
 be discontinued within the six-month period of extended 
 eligibility until it has been determined that the person is not 
 otherwise eligible for medical assistance.  Medical assistance 
 may be continued for an additional six months if the person 
 meets all requirements for the additional six months, according 
 to title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 
 303 of the Family Support Act of 1988, Public Law Number 100-485.

    Subd. 2.    Increased child or spousal support.  
 Beginning January 1, 1998, medical assistance may be paid for 
 persons who received MFIP-S or medical assistance for families 
 and children in at least three of the six months preceding the 
 month in which the person became ineligible for MFIP-S or 
 medical assistance, if the ineligibility was the result of the 
 collection of child or spousal support under part D of title IV 
 of the Social Security Act.  In addition, to receive continued 
 assistance under this section, persons who received medical 
 assistance for families and children but did not receive MFIP-S 
 must have had income less than or equal to the assistance 
 standard for their family size under the state's AFDC plan in 
 effect as of July 16, 1996, as required by the Personal 
 Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
 (PRWORA), Public Law Number 104-193, at the time medical 
 assistance eligibility began.  A person who is eligible for 
 extended medical assistance under this subdivision is entitled 
 to four months of assistance without reapplication, unless the 
 assistance unit ceases to include a dependent child.  For a 
 person under 21 years of age, medical assistance may not be 
 discontinued within the four-month period of extended 
 eligibility until it has been determined that the person is not 
 otherwise eligible for medical assistance. 

    Subd. 3.    Medical assistance for MFIP-S participants who 
 opt to discontinue monthly cash assistance.  Medical 
 assistance is available to persons who opt to discontinue 
 receiving MFIP-S cash assistance under section 256J.31, 
 subdivision 12.  A person who is eligible for medical assistance 
 under this section may receive medical assistance without 
 reapplication as long as the person meets MFIP-S eligibility 
 requirements.  Medical assistance may be paid pursuant to 
 subdivisions 1 and 2 for persons who are no longer eligible for 
 MFIP-S due to increased employment or child support.  A person 
 may be eligible for MinnesotaCare due to increased employment or 
 child support, and as such must be informed of the option to 
 transition onto MinnesotaCare. 

    HIST: 1997 c 85 art 3 s 22; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 13; 1999 c 245 
 art 4 s 59