1. (a) To be eligible for coverage as a qualified disabled and working individual under 7 AAC 100.002(e)(2), an individual must

   1. (1) have lost SSDI because of earnings;
   2. (2) continue to have the same blindness or disability that contributed to the individual's former eligibility for SSDI;
   3. (3) be eligible for and enrolled in Medicare Part A hospitalization coverage with the payment of premiums;
   4. (4) have total monthly income that does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for this state, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 100.980;
   5. (5) have countable resources that do not exceed $4,000 for an individual living alone or $6,000 for spouses living together;
   6. (6) meet all other nonfinancial eligibility requirements under 7 AAC 100.400; and
   7. (7) be ineligible under all other Medicaid eligibility categories.
2. (b) Coverage for an individual eligible under this section is limited to payment of the individual's Medicare Part A premiums.

(Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.020, AS 47.07.040