§ 12-15-2-16.2 — Eligibility of foster children; enrollment assistance

Indiana § 12-15-2-16.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: MEDICAID
• Ch. 2: Eligibility

Text

2. (a) An individual who:
(1) is:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) emancipated; and
(2) is less than twenty-six (26) years of age;
is eligible to receive Medicaid as set forth in 42 U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX).
(b) The office shall assist the department of child services in the
enrollment of an individual described in subsection (a) before the
individual becomes eighteen (18) years of age or is emancipated from
the foster care program.
(c) The office may not require an individual described in subsection
(a) to submit eligibility information to the office after the individual's
enrollment in the Medicaid program during the individual's eligibility
for the Medicaid program under this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.124-2017, SEC.1.