Implementation Guide: Protected Medically Needy Individuals
Guidance for the reviewable unit (RU) that describes the protected medically needy eligibility group. Individuals in this group were eligible as medically needy in 1973 and continue to meet all current requirements for Medicaid except for the blindness or disability criteria.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 01, 2020
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