La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XXXI-103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXI-103 - Eligibility Requirements

A. Individuals who meet the following requirements may receive health care coverage through the Refugee Medical Assistance Program.

1. The individual must be a refugee or asylee who is not eligible to receive benefits through a regular Medicaid or SCHIP program.

2. Application for RMA benefits must fall within the established time limit of eight months from the date of arrival in the United States for refugees or from the date asylees are granted asylum.

3. The individual must not be enrolled as a full-time student in an institution of higher education unless it is a one-year recertification program which is part of the refugee's comprehensive resettlement plan.

4. The individual must provide the name of the sponsoring Refugee Resettlement Agency.

a. Asylees are exempt from this requirement.

5. Applicants for refugee medical assistance must meet income and resource guidelines.

B. A newborn may receive RMA coverage if both parents meet the RMA requirements or the mother is receiving RMA when the child is born.

1. These children can receive RMA until the end of the mother's period of eligibility.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XXXI-103

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 35:1112 (June 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Public Law 82-414, 8 U.S. Code 1522 (e)(5).