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3.6.1 Medically Needy Program (MNP)
The MNP provides access to Medicaid benefits for children who are 18 years of age or younger and whose family income exceeds the eligibility limits under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or one of the medical-assistance-only programs for children, but whose income and assets are not sufficient to meet their medical expenses.
The CSHCN Services Program requires all applicants to include a Medicaid determination or exemption along with their application. No services are paid by the CSHCN Services Program until Medicaid eligibility is determined.
The CSHCN Services Program may ask clients to apply to the MNP if $2,000 or more in medical bills were paid or are expected to be paid by the CSHCN Services Program. Clients are given 60 days to apply to the MNP and send the determination to the CSHCN Services Program. A client's CSHCN Services Program eligibility is suspended if he or she does not comply with the request to apply to MNP. CSHCN Services Program client benefits are not limited during this 60-day period.
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