N.D. Admin. Code 75-03-24-02

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024

Section 75-03-24-02 - Eligibility criteria

An individual may receive necessary benefits under this chapter if the individual:

1. Is a resident of this state;

2. Is:

a. Sixty-five years of age or older; or

b. Eighteen years of age or older and disabled or blind;

3. Has applied for and been found eligible for medicaid benefits;

4. Has countable income which does not exceed an amount equal to the cash benefit under title XVI of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1381, et seq.]; and

5. Based on a functional assessment made in accordance with this chapter, is not severely impaired in any of the activities of daily living of toileting, transferring to or from a bed or chair, or eating; and

a. Has health, welfare, or safety needs, including a need for supervision or a structured environment; or

b. Is impaired in three of the following four instrumental activities of daily living:

(1) Preparing meals;

(2) Doing housework;

(3) Taking medicine; and

(4) Doing laundry.

N.D. Admin Code 75-03-24-02

Effective April 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 50-24.7-02

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-24.7