R414-306-3. Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Date of Entitlement

(1) Eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program begins the first day of the month after the month the Medicaid eligibility agency determines that the individual is eligible, in accordance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(8). (2) There is no provision for retroactive QMB assistance.