Title 12, HUMAN SERVICES

Sec. 13. (a) The office shall establish criteria to determine the effectiveness of: (1) the buy-in program; and (2) continued Medicaid coverage through Section 1619 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382h). (b) The criteria required under subsection (a) must include t…

Sec. 14. Funding for the buy-in program shall be from funds appropriated by the general assembly, premiums paid, and any federal matching funds available to the program. As added by P.L.287-2001, SEC.9.

Sec. 15. The office shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.287-2001, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.197-2011, SEC.44; P.L.93-2024, SEC.110.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "countable resources" means all cash, other liquid assets, real property, and personal property owned by an applicant for or a recipient of Medicaid under this chapter, or the spouse of an applicant or a recipient, that could be converted to cash …

Sec. 3. The Medicaid buy-in program for working individuals with disabilities is established to provide, beginning July 1, 2002, Medicaid to individuals who are disabled and employed, as authorized under Section 201 of the federal Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Ac…

Sec. 4. To participate in the buy-in program beginning July 1, 2002, an individual must meet the eligibility requirements under IC 12-15-2-6, except as follows: (1) The individual has a severe medically determinable impairment without regard to the individual's employment status.…

Sec. 5. An individual who is enrolled in the buy-in program and who no longer meets the eligibility requirements set forth in section 4 of this chapter due to an improvement in the individual's medical condition continues to be eligible for Medicaid coverage under the buy-in prog…

Sec. 6. (a) An individual who is enrolled in the buy-in program and who is unable to maintain employment for involuntary reasons, including temporary leave due to a health problem or involuntary termination, continues to be eligible for Medicaid coverage under the buy-in program …

Sec. 7. (a) The office shall develop a sliding scale of premiums for individuals participating in the buy-in program. (b) The sliding scale of premiums required under subsection (a) must: (1) be based on the annual gross income of the individual and, if married, the individual's …

Sec. 8. (a) An individual whose gross annual income, including the gross annual income of the individual's spouse, if married, is less than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the federal income poverty level for the size of the individual's or couple's family may not be required…

Sec. 9. (a) The office shall annually review the amount of the premium that an individual is required to pay under section 8 of this chapter. (b) In addition to the annual review required under subsection (a), the office shall adjust the premium that an individual is required to …