Ohio Code 5166.37 – Medicaid waiver – additional eligibility requirements for members of expansion group
(A) The medicaid director shall establish a medicaid waiver component under which an individual eligible for medicaid on the basis of being included in the expansion eligibility group must satisfy at least one of the following requirements to be able to enroll in medicaid as part of the expansion eligibility group:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5166.37
- Medicaid waiver component: means a component of the medicaid program authorized by a waiver granted by the United States department of health and human services under section 1115 or 1915 of the "Social Security Act" 42 U. See Ohio Code 5166.01
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Be at least fifty-five years of age;
(2) Be employed;
(3) Be enrolled in school or an occupational training program;
(4) Be participating in an alcohol and drug addiction treatment program;
(5) Have intensive physical health care needs or serious mental illness.
(B) Not earlier than February 1, 2025, and not later than March 1, 2025, the director shall seek approval from the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services to implement the medicaid waiver component described in this section.
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