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2.3.7 Medical Assistance Minnesota Supplemental Aid (Archive)

Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) is a state program that provides cash assistance to help people who get federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) pay for their basic needs. People who are age 65 or older and people certified blind or disabled can collect SSI benefits.

People who meet the SSI eligibility requirements, but do not get SSI benefits because their other income is too high, may also be eligible for MSA if they meet the MSA income limit.

MSA recipients who have income at or below 300% of the SSI federal benefit rate are automatically income-eligible for Medical Assistance (MA) without a separate application or eligibility determination, but they must complete an application for an asset eligibility determination.

This subchapter links to policies that apply to all MA programs, MA for People Who Are Age 65 or Older and People Who Are Blind or Have a Disability (MA-ABD), and all Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) programs.

  1.  General Requirements

    1. MA Responsibilities

      1. MA Benefit Recovery

        1. MA Estate Recovery

        2. MA Liens

        3. MA Third Party Liability

        4. MA Cost Effective Insurance

        5. MA Medical Support

        6. MA Other Third Party Liability

      2. MA Cooperation

      3. MA Cost Sharing

      4. MHCP Fraud

      5. MHCP Inconsistent Information

      6. MA Referral for Other Benefits

    2. MHCP Rights

      1. MHCP Appeals

      2. MHCP Authorized Representative

      3. MHCP Civil Rights

      4. MHCP Data Privacy

      5. MHCP Notices

  2.  Non-Financial Eligibility

    1. People must meet the MSA non-financial eligibility requirements to be eligible for automatic MA-MSA.

  3.  Financial Eligibility

    1. People must meet the MSA financial eligibility requirements to be eligible for automatic MA-MSA.

  4.  Post-Eligibility

    1. MA Benefit Recovery

      1. MA Estate Recovery

      2. MA Liens

      3. MHCP Overpayments

      4. MA Third Party Liability

      5. MA Cost-Effective Insurance

      6. MA Medical Support

      7. MA Other Third Party Liability

    2. MHCP Change in Circumstances

    3. MA Cooperation

    4. MA Cost Sharing

    5. MHCP Fraud

    6. MA-ABD Health Care Delivery

    7. MHCP Inconsistent Information

    8. MA Qualifying Health Coverage

    9. MA Referral for Other Benefits

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) pays Medicare Part B premiums for MSA recipients enrolled in Medicare.

 

Published:  June 1, 2016 (Original Version)

Archived: June 1, 2020