Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1251.2 – A. The purpose of this Part is to provide for a Medicaid Buy-In Program for persons with disabilities in Louisiana. This program is intended to help working people with disabilities
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1251.2
- Medicaid Buy-In Program: means the Louisiana Medicaid Optional program to provide the opportunity for working persons with disabilities to buy access to needed health care and support services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1251.4
- Persons with disabilities: means those citizens of Louisiana who meet the Social Security Disability criteria. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1251.4
A. The purpose of this Part is to provide for a Medicaid Buy-In Program for persons with disabilities in Louisiana. This program is intended to help working people with disabilities live above the poverty level by providing needed health care coverage. This program is also intended to enable some recipients of Supplemental Security Disability Insurance benefits to return to work and to receive Medicaid as a supplement to private or Medicare insurance.
B. This program is intended to help persons with severe mental illnesses who can work if they are on medication and those with severe physical disabilities who need medical supports in order to work.
Acts 2003, No. 207, §1; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 40:1299.78.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.