12VAC30-110-1620: Coverage of former foster care youth

A. The Title IV-A agency or the Department of Medical Assistance Services Central Processing Unit determines eligibility for Title XIX services.

B. Former foster care children younger than the age of 26 years who are not otherwise mandatorily eligible in another Medicaid classification and who were on Medicaid and in foster care when they turned age 18 years or aged out of foster care are eligible for medical assistance as specified. Individuals qualifying under this eligibility group shall meet the following criteria:

1. They shall be younger than the age of 26 years;

2. They shall not be otherwise eligible for or enrolled in mandatory coverage under the state plan; and

3. They were in foster care in a state other than Virginia and were enrolled in Medicaid under the state plan of that state when they turned age 18 years or at the time of aging out of the foster care program.