Sec. 9. (a) If the state does not enter into a contract with the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Medicaid program, a recipient must make an application for Medicaid to the county office of the county or district in which the recipient resides.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-1-9

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) The application must be in the manner required by the office.

     (c) However, an applicant who:

(1) was receiving assistance before January 1, 1974; and

(2) has been certified as eligible for Medicaid;

is not required to make an application while the recipient continues to remain eligible under state laws.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-19.1(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.109; P.L.5-1993, SEC.122.