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Effective: November 1, 2009 |
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13.10ar2 - State Residence - GAMC and GHO (Archive) |
Archived: June 1, 2010 |
This section covers state residence requirements for General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) and GAMC Hospital Only (GHO). These requirements apply to all GAMC and GHO applicants and enrollees. They do not apply to other programs.
To establish state residence, GAMC and GHO applicants must live in Minnesota outside of excluded time for 30 consecutive days.
Exception: A stay in a battered women’s shelter counts toward the 30 consecutive days.
Example:
Rose comes to a Minnesota battered woman’s shelter on April 10 from her home in Illinois. She intends to remain in Minnesota and applies for GAMC.
Action:
Consider Rose to be a Minnesota resident beginning on May 9, 30 days after she entered Minnesota.
Example:
Robert enters a Minnesota treatment facility from his home in Iowa. He arranged his entrance to the facility on his own. Iowa did not place him. He does not maintain a home in Iowa and plans to stay in Minnesota when he completes treatment.
Action:
Robert is not a Minnesota resident while he resides in the treatment facility. He must reside in non-excluded time for 30 consecutive days before he can qualify for GAMC.
Do not apply the 30-day residence requirement in any of the following situations:
l A household member has a medical emergency as defined in EMA Basis of Eligibility.
l The county waives the 30-day residence requirement for the General Assistance cash program.
l A household member is a migrant agricultural worker who verifies that the household worked and earned at least $1,000 in Minnesota within 12 months before the month of application.
The $1,000 may have been earned from sources other than migrant work.
l Do not deny GAMC or GHO only because the client has not lived in Minnesota for 30 days.
l If the applicant has not yet lived in Minnesota for 30 days, but intends to stay, pend the application until the 30th day of residence.
l Deny the application immediately if there is a reason for ineligibility other than the 30-day residence requirement.
Note: Determine whether there is a medical emergency that fits the 30-day residence exception if a client applies for GHO.
Verify state residence for GAMC and GHO. Sources of verification include but are not limited to:
l Lease agreements.
l Statements from people the client lives with or rents from.
l Proof of home ownership if the client owns the home.
l Utility bills in the client’s name at the current address.
l Valid driver's license, state identification or voter’s registration.
Note: A valid driver’s license is a license that is not expired, suspended, revoked or canceled. The license must contain the person’s current address. If the person moves, the address must be changed within 30 days. A Minnesota driver’s license is not valid if the person possesses a driver’s license issued by another state.
Verify intent to establish a home in Minnesota only if the information available is questionable.