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Emergency Medical Assistance

2.5.3.3 Financial Eligibility (Archive)

This subchapter provides financial policy information that applies to Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA). This includes eligibility factors that involve a person’s income or assets.

A person must meet the financial eligibility requirements that match their basis of eligibility. However, sponsor deeming does not apply to EMA. People are in one of the following eligibility groups:

MA for Families With Children and Adults (MA-FCA)
MA for People Who Are Age 65 or Older and People Who Are Blind or Have a Disability (MA-ABD)

This subchapter includes links to the MA-ABD and MA-FCA financial eligibility policies. Also included is a link to the TEFRA option for children who have a disability and household income above the income limit.

MA-FCA Financial Eligibility
MA-ABD Financial Eligibility
MA under the TEFRA Option

The following do not apply to EMA:

MA-ABD Sponsor Deeming
MA-FCA Sponsor Deeming