State and County Residence (Archive)

This chapter explains how state residence affects eligibility for specific health care programs and populations. It also covers procedures for determining which county is financially responsible for MA and GAMC administrative costs. County residence does not affect eligibility for any health care program.

State Residence Requirements for MA and MinnesotaCare Families, Children Under Age 21 and Pregnant Women explains the federal Medicaid residence rules. Pages within this section cover rules for certain groups that do not follow all or some of the basic residence rules.

State Residence for GAMC and GHO and MinnesotaCare Adults Without Children cover requirements for these populations.

Temporary Absence from Minnesota covers all of the health care programs.

County Residence covers determining the county of financial responsibility, excluded time, county transfers, and dispute resolution.

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