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Implementation Guide: Medicaid State Plan Eligibility Eligibility Groups – Options for Coverage Children with Non IV-E Adoption Assistance

Guidance for this reviewable unit (RU) that describes the optional eligibility group for children with special health care needs for whom there is a non IV-E adoption assistance agreement in effect, as described at 42 CFR 435.227. It provides the statutory basis for coverage, the income standard established by the state (if any), and includes available options regarding the populations covered under this group.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: July 14, 2017

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