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), Childrens 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