Children and young adults who receive aid and assistance under Title IV-E of the state plan are eligible for federally funded Medicaid. On the Eligibility Summary page in IMPACT, the eligibility specialist chooses Regular as the Medicaid Eligibility Type for all children with an Actual Eligibility type of Title IV-E.

The eligibility specialist selects Regular as the Medicaid Eligibility Type if the child or young adult meets the following criteria:

• He or she is not categorically eligible for Title IV-E Medicaid.
• He or she is a U.S. Citizen or a qualified alien and any of the following criteria apply:
• He or she is younger than age 18 and has been placed in the managing conservatorship of DFPS by the county or district court as a result of a finding of abuse or neglect by DFPS.
• He or she is younger than age 21 and DFPS assumes financial responsibility for him or her in whole or part. He or she is cared for in a foster home or other residential child-care facility licensed by DFPS or a public or private child-placing agency.
• He or she is younger than age 21 and in the Extended Foster Care Program and in a supervised independent living (SIL) setting.

For all other children and young adults, the eligibility specialists selects State-paid as the Medicaid Eligibility Type.