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Effective: November 1, 2009 |
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13.05.10 - Adoption Assistance - State Residence |
Archived: June 1, 2016 (Previous Versions) |
This section covers state residence rules for Medical Assistance (MA) for children who receive adoption assistance.
Note: Receipt of adoption assistance is not considered excluded time for determining county financial responsibility. See County Residence.
Title IV-E Adoption Assistance.
State-funded Adoption Assistance.
Title IV-E Adoption Assistance
The state in which the child currently resides is financially responsible for the child’s MA.
l Title IV-E Adoption Assistance children who move from Minnesota to another state become the new state's responsibility.
l Title IV-E Adoption Assistance children who move to Minnesota from another state become Minnesota's responsibility.
Under the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA), states have the option of providing MA for state-funded adoption assistance children who Adoption Assistance Agreement includes a provision for health care coverage when they move here from other states.
l Minnesota provides MA for state-funded adoption assistance children who move here from other states.
l State-funded adoption assistance children who move from Minnesota to another state become residents of the new state for MA purposes if that state has chosen the federal option.
The child remains Minnesota’s responsibility if the new state does not have full reciprocity under ICAMA. Minnesota MA will supplement the child’s health care benefits if the new state’s MA program does not include all Minnesota MA benefits.
Out-of-state providers must enroll in Minnesota’s MA program to receive payment for services given to Minnesota MA enrollees. Out-of-state services contains information on provider enrollment.