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The purpose of this General Information System (GIS) message is to advise local social services districts that effective January 1, 2010, the resource test will be eliminated for Medicaid applicants/recipients (A/Rs) who are not aged (65 or over), certified blind or certified disabled. The resource test will also be eliminated for all Family Health Plus (FHPlus) A/Rs. MBL changes to support this policy will be available December 21, 2009, and WMS changes will be included in the February, 2010 migration.
For SSI-Related individuals where eligibility is determined using the SSI-Related budgeting methodology, (Categorical Codes 10 (Aged), 11 (Blind), 12 (Disabled), 70 (Medicaid Buy-In - Disabled Basic Group) and 71 (Medicaid Buy-In - Medically Improved)), there continues to be a resource test. Eligibility for COBRA Continuation Coverage continues to require a resource test, regardless of the individual's category, because the SSI-Related budgeting methodology is used to determine COBRA Continuation Coverage eligibility. Elimination of the resource test for Medicare Savings Program (MSP) individuals is addressed in GIS 08 MA/016.
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