Administration of MassHealth

(A) MassHealth. The MassHealth agency formulates requirements and determines eligibility for all MassHealth coverage types. (B) Other Agencies (1) Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA). (a) DTA administers the Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) Program. Persons who meet the requirements of § 1931 of Title XIX (42 U.S.C. § 1396u-1) are automatically eligible for Standard coverage. (b) DTA also administers the Emergency Aid to the Elderly, Disabled and Children (EAEDC) Program. MassHealth provides coverage to those persons receiving EAEDC cash assistance as follows: 1. MassHealth Standard: children younger than 19 years old; young adults 19 and 20 years old who are citizens, qualified noncitizens, qualified noncitizens barred, or nonqualified individuals lawfully present; parents and caretakers who are citizens or qualified noncitizens; people 65 years of age or older who are citizens or qualified noncitizens; and adults 21 through 64 years old who are citizens or qualified noncitizens; 2. MassHealth CarePlus: adults 21 through 64 years of age who are citizens or qualified noncitizens; and 3. MassHealth Family Assistance: children younger than 19 years old; young adults 19 and 20 years of age who are nonqualified persons living under color of law (PRUCOLs); parents and caretakers who are qualified noncitizens barred; nonqualified individual lawfully present; nonqualified PRUCOLs; adults 21 through 64 years of age; and elders 65 years of age or older who are qualified noncitizens barred, nonqualified individual lawfully present, or nonqualified PRUCOLs, including PRUCOLs receiving EAEDC. (2) Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSA administers the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program and determines the eligibility of persons 65 years of age or older. Persons receiving SSI who are 65 years of age or older are automatically eligible for Standard coverage. (3) Health Connector. The Health Connector is Massachusetts’s health insurance marketplace where individuals, families, and small businesses can shop among qualified health insurance carriers and choose a health insurance plan. The Health Connector administers qualified health plans (QHPs), premium tax credits, and the ConnectorCare Program. The single, streamlined application is used to determine eligibility for both Health Connector and MassHealth programs as described in 130 CMR 516.000: MassHealth: The Eligibility Process. The Health Connector and MassHealth also coordinate eligibility notices and eligibility appeals.