Section 361.107 - Nonfinancial Requirements(a) Citizenship, immigration status, and residency. To be eligible for MBIC, a child must meet the citizenship, immigration status, and residency requirements in Chapter 358, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Nonfinancial Requirements).(b) Disability. To be eligible for MBIC, a child must meet the Supplemental Security Income program's definition of disability for children, as explained in RSA 416.906.(c) Age. A child is eligible for MBIC through the month of his or her 19th birthday, if the child meets all other eligibility criteria.(d) Marital status. To be eligible for MBIC, a child must not be married.(e) Living arrangement. (1) An applicant or recipient must not reside in a public institution, including a jail, prison, reformatory, or other correctional or holding facility, as defined in RSA 435.1009 and § RSA 435.1010.(2) If a recipient enters a nursing facility or intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation, HHSC does not process the denial of MBIC Medicaid until eligibility for the appropriate institutional Medicaid program is determined.(f) Social security number. In accordance with RSA 435.910, a child or the child's authorized representative must give the child's social security number to HHSC as a condition of eligibility for MBIC.(g) Application for other benefits. To be eligible for MBIC, a child or the child's authorized representative must apply for and obtain, if eligible, all other benefits to which the child may be entitled, in accordance with RSA 1382(e)(2).1 Tex. Admin. Code § 361.107
The provisions of this §361.107 adopted to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11572