229 CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES (CSD) SR 13-35, 10/13 (MAM-A)

Severely disabled children may be eligible for FANF-related medical assistance under Children with Severe Disabilities (CSD). Applicants and recipients of CSD do not have to meet the specific FANF requirements of deprivation of support or care of a parent or living with a specified relative, to be eligible for CSD assistance. Application for CSD medical assistance is made online, on paper DFA Form 800, Application for Assistance, or Form 800HR, HEIGHTS-generated Application for Assistance, if application for the program is being made by a recipient of another program during the individual’s redetermination/recertification.

To be eligible, the child must:

• be under 18 years of age.

• be age 18 through age 19 and attending high school or a high school equivalency full time.

• have countable income and resources available or deemed as available to the child that do not exceed the FANF medical assistance.

• meet the Disability Determination Unit (DDU) disability criteria.

• have parental or guardian approval to undergo medical treatment recommended by OMBP, unless good cause exists.