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Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities

2.3.5.2.1 Bases of Eligibility (Archive)

In general, MA for Employed Persons with Disabilities (MA-EPD) follows the MA for People Who Are Age 65 or Older and People Who Are Blind or Have a Disability (MA-ABD) non-financial eligibility policies. People must be certified disabled and use the disabled or blind basis of eligibility to enroll in MA-EPD. Disability or blindness must be certified by the Social Security Administration (SSA) or the State Medical Review Team (SMRT).

Changing Basis of Eligibility after Job Loss

When an MA-EPD enrollee stops working, their eligibility must be redetermined under another MA basis of eligibility. The MA-EPD asset limit and policies continue to apply to the person for up to 12 months, when eligibility is redetermined under MA-ABD. After 12 months, MA-EPD asset limit and policies no longer apply. If the person loses MA for one calendar month or more, the MA-EPD asset limit and policies no longer apply. Eligibility must be redetermined under all MA bases when the MA-EPD asset limit and policies no longer apply.

Changing Basis of Eligibility after Age 65

Some MA-EPD income and asset rules continue to apply when redetermining basic MA eligibility for an enrollee, age 65 or older, who loses eligibility for MA-EPD for any reason and who was enrolled in MA-EPD during each of the 24 consecutive months before their 65th birthday.

When redetermining basic MA eligibility under these circumstances:

The income of a spouse is not deemed to the person
The assets of a spouse are not deemed to the person
MA-EPD asset limits continue to apply
MA-EPD asset disregards and exclusions continue to apply

Legal Citations

Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.057