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Department of Human Services
ADDRESS:
126 W. 5th Street
P.O. Box 395
Akron, Colorado 80720
TELEPHONE:
970-345-2238
FAX:
970-345-2237
E-Mail: jerri.spear@state.co.us
Medical Assistance for Aged, Blind and/or Disabled
Medical Assistance for Aged, Blind and/or Disabled is a medical services only program. Frequently, many applicants are already on Medicare; thus, Medicaid supplements their Medicare coverage or pays their Medicare premiums. Additionally, others are eligible for Medicaid coverage as a result of being eligible for means-tested public assistance program (i.e. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)). The various categories of eligible persons who may qualify for Medicare, Medicaid or both are:
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients
- Nursing facility residents with gross monthly income up to 300% of the SSI payment level (State Institutional Cases)
- Individuals can receive medical coverage for up to three months prior to their application if they apply for or would be eligible for any of the Medicaid categories (Prior Medical Cases)
- Certain individuals who have lost SSI eligibility, but would still be eligible if some of their income were disregarded (Public Law Cases)
- Disabled children who require medical facility care but can appropriately be cared for at home (Model 200 Waiver)
- Aged or physically disabled individuals who require medical facility care but can appropriately be cared for at home and aged individuals who have been residing in nursing facilities (Home and Community-Based Waivers)
- Non-citizens who do not meet citizenship eligibility criteria who have emergency medical services may qualify for some (not all) Medicaid services
Applications are required for all of the aforementioned benefits; they are processed as follows:
SSI cases: 10 working days following receipt of the eligibility determination made by the Social Security Administration
Aged cases: Within 45 days of application
Disabled and Blind cases: Within 90 days of application
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