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Medical Assistance Northstar Kinship Assistance

2.5.6.2.4.2 Renewals (Archive)

Medical Assistance for children who receive Northstar Kinship Assistance (MA-NKA) must be renewed every 12 months.

A child's eligibility for MA-NKA must be renewed without requiring information or paperwork from the child or relative custodian. No renewal form or verifications are gathered.

Contact information for the child and relative custodian must be confirmed at renewal to ensure ongoing MA eligibility for the child.

Legal Citations

Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.916

Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.056, subdivision 7a