HAR §17-1722-26. Eligibility requirements

A qualified disabled and working individual shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Entitled to enroll for hospital insurance benefits under Part A of Medicare based on 42 U.S.C. §1395i-2(a) which requires that the individual: (A) Is not yet sixty-five years of age; (B) Has been entitled to Social Security disability insurance benefits; UNOFFICIAL 1722-10 (C) Continues to have a disabling physical or mental condition; (D) Is found to be ineligible for continued Social Security disability insurance benefits due to earnings exceeding the substantial gainful activity (SGA) limits; and (E) Is not otherwise entitled to Medicare. (2) Is in receipt of income which does not exceed two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; (3) In possession of assets which do not exceed two times the resource limit of the supplemental security income program; (4) Required to meet basic eligibility conditions, as follows: (A) A resident of the State; (B) A citizen of the United States or a legal resident non-citizen; (C) Not a resident of a public institution; (D) Assign to the department any benefits from a third party for coverage of medical costs paid by the department; and (E) Furnish a social security number and verification of that number; and (5) Not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under Title XIX. [Eff 08/01/94; am 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §435.10; 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(10)(E)(ii), 1396a(p)(3), 1396d(s)) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §§1396a(a)(10)(E)(ii), 1396a(p)(3), 1396d(s))