Health Care for Adoption Assistance

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Health Care for Adoption Assistance

• Presented by John Ratigan

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Health Care Programs Manual

• Section 03.25.25 and
• Section 03.25.25.05

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ICAMA

• Adoption Agreements in other States who moved to
  MN
• MA Administered by state of residence
• Adoption Assistance administered by state where
  the child was adopted

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Begin Date

• Under MN Adoption Assistance, MA begins the first
  day of the month Adoption Assistance is approved.
• Eligibility under ICAMA begins the date coverage
  is requested on form 6.01.

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Verifications

• Verify eligibility for IV-E and state-funded
  Adoption Assistance
• Letter from DHS Adoption Assistance and Adoption
  Assistance Agreement.
• Extensions verified by a DHS Adoption Assistance
  Agreement Amendment.

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Verifications Contd

• Verify eligibility for ICAMA
• Receipt of ICAMA Form 6.01 and Adoption
  Assistance Agreement.
• Extension verified by an ICAMA Form 6.03 Report
  of Change in Child/Family Status.

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Social Security Numbers

• No Social Security number required.
• Exception Children who receive state-funded
  Adoption Assistance from Minnesota are required
  to provide a valid Social Security number within
  six months of MA approval.

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Citizenship/Immigration

• IV-E or state-funded Adoption Assistance are
  exempt.

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Residency

• When a child moves from another state to
  Minnesota, Minnesota becomes financially
  responsible for that childs Medical Assistance.
• When children move from Minnesota to another
  state, they become the responsibility of that
  state if that state has reciprocity. If not,
  then they remain Minnesotas responsibility.

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Household Composition

• A household size of one.
• Create a separate health care case, and enter
  child as member 01.
• List adoptive parents on case, but do not list
  other household members.

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Miscellaneous

• No asset test.
• No income test.
• No deductions or disregards.

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References

• Health Care Programs Manual
• Temp Manual

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Health Care for Adoption Assistance