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<br /> <br /> <br />b~(~) <br /> <br />M edica1 Assistance can help people pay for their medical care who arc either blind. Dver <br />age 65. or disabled. If you are eligible, Medical Assistance will pay for your current and <br />future medical bills. (In some cases, MedicaJ Assistance will pay medicaJ bills for the three <br />months before the month you applied.) <br /> <br />Medical Assistance is often c.aIled by it's initiaJs, MA. Another term llsed is Medicaid. <br /> <br />How can I show that I om disabled or age 65 or over? <br /> <br />You can show rhar you are certified as blind or disabled if you receive Social Securiry Dis- <br />abiliry (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (S5I) checks. <br /> <br />If you do nor receive SSDI or 5SI checks and believe that you may get MA because of a <br />disability, your county agency can ask the State Medical Review Team (SMRT) to assess your <br />disability. <br /> <br />You can show thar you are 65 years old or older with a birth certificate or orher birth records. <br /> <br />How can I get MA for my disabled child (under age 18) without counting <br />my income? <br /> <br />Only the disabled child's income is counted when deciding if a child is eligible. MA does nor <br />count the income of the parent(s) if: <br /> <br />.. your child is certified as disabled by eirher the SociaJ Securiry Administration or the State <br />Medical Review Team; and <br /> <br />.. your child would be able to get MA if he or she were in a medicaJ institution; and <br /> <br />.. the home care [hat your child needs compares to the kind of care given in a medical institution. such as a <br />hospitaL nursing home. or intermediate with mentaJ retardation. or relared condirions; and <br /> <br />" the cost to MA for your child's home care is not more man MA would pay for his/her care in a medical <br /> <br />. . . <br />mS[Itutlon. <br /> <br />Parents are required to pay a contribution toward the medical bills paid by MA for their child, if their <br />income is above certain limits. <br /> <br />This information is available in other forms to people with disabilities by contacting us at (651) <br />296-8517 (voice), toll free at 1-800-657-3659 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 7-1-1 <br />or 1-800-627-3529 (TDD) or 1-877-627-3848 (speech-to-speech relay service). <br />