37.82.1111    THREE MONTH RETROACTIVE COVERAGE, NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED MEDICALLY NEEDY

(1) The retroactive period may include any or all of the three months immediately preceding the month of application.

(2) To be eligible for retroactive medically needy coverage, during each month of the retroactive period, SSI and AFDC-related persons and families must meet:

(a) non-financial criteria of ARM 37.82.1102;

(b) resource criteria of ARM 37.82.1110 as of the first day of the month; and

(c) income criteria of ARM 37.82.1107 except that income will be determined using actual income received in the retroactive period.

(3) Medical expenses incurred during the retroactive period will be paid according to ARM 37.82.1107(4) .

History: Sec. 53-6-113, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-6-131, MCA; NEW, 1982 MAR p. 729, Eff. 4/16/82; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 265, Eff. 3/1/91; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 3281, Eff. 12/18/98; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 476.