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.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-41-4

  • buy-in program: refers to the Medicaid buy-in program for working individuals with disabilities established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-41-1
  • 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 to be used for support or maintenance, except the following:

    Indiana Code 12-15-41-2

(2) The individual must be at least sixteen (16) years of age but not more than sixty-four (64) years of age.

(3) The individual must be engaged in a substantial and reasonable work effort as determined by the office and as permitted by federal law.

(4) The individual does not have countable resources that exceed the resource limits for the federal Supplemental Security Income program (42 U.S.C. § 1382).

(5) The individual’s annual gross income does not exceed three hundred fifty percent (350%) of the federal income poverty level for an individual. In determining an individual’s income under this subdivision, the office may not consider the following:

(A) The income of the individual’s spouse.

(B) Income disregarded under the state Medicaid plan’s financial methodology, including income disregarded under the federal Supplemental Security Income program (42 U.S.C. § 1382) as impairment related work expenses (IRWE).

As added by P.L.287-2001, SEC.9.

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