470 NAC 3-001. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM BENEFITS

001. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM BENEFITS. If an individual is eligible for a cash assistance payment, they are also eligible for medical assistance. An individual may apply for medical assistance only. Refugee Resettlement benefits consist of: (A) Cash assistance payments to the refugee payee; and (B) Payments made directly to the provider for medical care and services as identified in the Medicaid Program, Title 477 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC). 001.01 THOSE WHO RECEIVE OTHER ASSISTANCE. An individual who receives assistance from the Aid to Dependent Children program or Assistance to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled program is ineligible for the Refugee Resettlement Program. 001.02 DETERMINATION OF CASH ASSISTANCE PAYMENT. For purposes of calculating cash assistance for the Refugee Resettlement Program, the Department applies the rules and regulations from the Aid to Dependent Children Program, Title 468 NAC. 001.02(A) BUDGET COMPUTATION. For purposes of calculating cash payment for the Refugee Resettlement program, the Department applies the rules and regulations from the Aid to Dependent Children program, Title 468 NAC. 001.02(B) MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLDS. When a refugee resettlement program unit lives with an individual who is receiving assistance from another categorical program, the eligibility case is budgeted separately. 001.03 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PAYMENT. When an application for assistance is approved, the first month’s payment begins with the date of application if all eligibility factors are met. 001.04 INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR CASH AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. Individuals who receive a refugee resettlement cash assistance, including individuals who do not receive a payment because of the $10 minimum payment, are automatically eligible for medical assistance without a separate eligibility determination. 001.05 EFFECTIVE DATE OF MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY. For purposes of determining the effective date of Medical Eligibility for the Refugee Resettlement Program, the Department applies the rules and regulations from the Medicaid Program, Title 477 NAC.