201 GENERAL INFORMATION SR 13-35, 10/13 (MAM-A) |
When an individual requests medical assistance, determine whether the individual meets the requirements of any of the medical assistance programs administered by DHHS.
Medical assistance is available:
• under the adult program to individuals who are aged, blind, or physically or mentally disabled; and
• under Financial Assistance to Needy Families (FANF), Children’s Medicaid (CM), and Related Medical assistance programs to certain individuals and families.
The following chart identifies the type of assistance provided by each program:
Programs |
Financial Assistance |
Medical Assistance |
Old Age Assistance (OAA) |
Yes |
Yes |
Aid to the Needy Blind (ANB) |
Yes |
Yes |
Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD) |
Yes |
Yes |
Medicaid for Employed Adults with Disabilities (MEAD) |
No |
Yes |
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) |
No |
Limited |
Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI) |
No |
Limited |
Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) and SLMB135 |
No |
Limited |
Temporary Assistance To Needy Families (TANF) through 2 separate, yet related programs: the New Hampshire Employment Program (NHEP) and the Family Assistance Program (FAP) |
Yes |
Yes |
Families With Older Children (FWOC) |
Yes |
Yes |
Interim Disabled Parent (IDP) |
Yes |
Yes |
Unemployed Parent (UP) |
No |
Yes |
Children’s Medicaid (CM) |
No |
Yes |
Medical Coverage for Pregnant Women (MCPW) |
No |
Yes |
Family Planning Medical Assistance (FP) |
No |
Limited |
Individuals who meet the categorical requirements of either OAA, ANB, or APTD and who meet additional requirements relative to special living arrangements may be entitled to either a higher standard of need or expanded services.
Special Living Arrangements |
Financial Assistance |
Medical Assistance |
Residential Care Facility (RCF) |
Yes |
Yes |
Community Residence (including enhanced family care facilities) |
Yes |
Yes |
Nursing Facility (NF) |
No |
Yes |
Home and Community-Based Care for the Elderly and Chronically Ill (HCBC-ECI) |
Yes |
Yes |
Home and Community-Based Care for the Developmentally Disabled (HCBC-DD) |
Yes |
Yes |
Home and Community-Based Care for Individuals with an Acquired Brain Disorder (HCBC-ABD) |
Yes |
Yes |
Home and Community-Based Care for In-Home Support (HCBC-IHS) |
Yes |
Yes |