130 CMR 505.001
Introduction
130 CMR 505.000 explains the categorical requirements and financial standards that must be
met to qualify for a MassHealth coverage type. The rules of financial responsibility and
calculation of financial eligibility are detailed in 130 CMR 506.000: MassHealth: Financial
Requirements.
(A) The MassHealth coverage types are the following:
(1) MassHealth Standard − for people who are pregnant, children, parents and caretaker
relatives, young adults, disabled individuals, certain persons who are HIV positive,
individuals with breast or cervical cancer, independent foster care adolescents, Department of
Mental Health (DMH) members, and medically frail as such term is defined in 130 CMR
505.008(F);
(2) MassHealth CommonHealth − for disabled adults, disabled young adults, and disabled
children who are not eligible for MassHealth Standard;
(3) MassHealth CarePlus − for adults 21 through 64 years old who are not eligible for
MassHealth Standard;
(4) MassHealth Family Assistance − for children, young adults, certain noncitizens, and
persons who are HIV positive who are not eligible for MassHealth Standard, MassHealth
CommonHealth, or MassHealth CarePlus;
(5) MassHealth Limited − for certain lawfully present immigrants as described in 130 CMR
504.003(A): Lawfully Present Immigrants, nonqualified PRUCOLs, and other noncitizens as
described in 130 CMR 504.003: Immigrants; and
(6) MassHealth Medicare Savings Programs (MSP, also called Senior Buy-in and Buy-in) −
for certain Medicare beneficiaries.
(B) The financial standards referred to in 130 CMR 505.000 use MassHealth modified adjusted
gross income (MAGI) household or MassHealth Disabled Adult household, as defined in 130
CMR 506.002: Household Composition.