Medicaid & ARKids First
Arkansas Department of Health in partnership with Healthy Connections, Inc.
Medicaid Outstation
DHS/DCO Services
S.N.A.P program (formerly Food Stamps)
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is a way to help supplement nutrition, and help provide healthy food to clients with low incomes.
The program is funded by the U.S Department of Agriculture. If a client has low income and qualifies for SNAP, the amount of benefits will vary depending on size of household, income, expenses and other resources. Most households must spend some of their own cash along with SNAP benefits to buy the food they need.
MEDICAID
The Medicaid program helps pay for necessary medical services for low income persons who are:
- ArKids A for children age 6 and over is 100% of the federal poverty level, for children under age 6 it is 133%, for Arkids B it is 200% of the federal poverty level up to age 19.
- For over age 65 --AR senior's income must be at or below 80% of FPL, for QMB at or below 100%, SMB between 100 and 120%, QI-1 at least 120% but less than 135% of FPL.
- Medicaid ongoing or spend down services for families that have children in the home that are deprived of one parents support, i.e. disabled, absent parent, unemployed parent.
- Aged or disabled individuals that need spend down services, Long Term Care services, Elder Choices in home services or AAPD waiver services for disabled individuals.
- Blind or disabled
- Pregnant-income guidelines are at 200% poverty level for SOBRA (Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) or commonly call ARkids A for pregnant women
- Diagnosed with Breast or cervical cancer or TB
- Women who are able to have children-Family Planning
Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) Program
The TEA program helps economically needy families with children under the age of 18 become more responsible for their own Support and less dependent on public assistance. The TEA program provides monthly cash assistance to eligible families to help meet the family’s basic needs as well as supportive services, such as childcare assistance and employment related services, while a parent or other adult relative works toward increasing his or her earning potential. State law limits the receipt of TEA benefits to a lifetime limit of 24 months. TEA cash assistance is available to help meet the needs of children who are being cared for by a non-parent adult relative. Assistance to such relatives is not time limited.
Services
The above categories are an overview of services provided by DHS/DCO. Of course, each is much more in depth and each case must be looked at on a case-by-case basis. I will be glad to have appointment times set up to talk with clients about the programs. Some programs, like Arkids, will not need an interview; however, programs such as S.N.A.P will require an interview. Also, applications for Arkids are available online, www.arkidsfirst.com, and SNAP applications will soon be available online.
Medicaid & ARKids First
Arkansas Department of Health in partnership with Healthy Connections, Inc.
Medicaid Outstation
DHS/DCO Services
S.N.A.P program (formerly Food Stamps)
The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is a way to help supplement nutrition, and help provide healthy food to clients with low incomes.
The program is funded by the U.S Department of Agriculture. If a client has low income and qualifies for SNAP, the amount of benefits will vary depending on size of household, income, expenses and other resources. Most households must spend some of their own cash along with SNAP benefits to buy the food they need.
MEDICAID
The Medicaid program helps pay for necessary medical services for low income persons who are:
- ArKids A for children age 6 and over is 100% of the federal poverty level, for children under age 6 it is 133%, for Arkids B it is 200% of the federal poverty level up to age 19.
- For over age 65 --AR senior's income must be at or below 80% of FPL, for QMB at or below 100%, SMB between 100 and 120%, QI-1 at least 120% but less than 135% of FPL.
- Medicaid ongoing or spend down services for families that have children in the home that are deprived of one parents support, i.e. disabled, absent parent, unemployed parent.
- Aged or disabled individuals that need spend down services, Long Term Care services, Elder Choices in home services or AAPD waiver services for disabled individuals.
- Blind or disabled
- Pregnant-income guidelines are at 200% poverty level for SOBRA (Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) or commonly call ARkids A for pregnant women
- Diagnosed with Breast or cervical cancer or TB
- Women who are able to have children-Family Planning
Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) Program
The TEA program helps economically needy families with children under the age of 18 become more responsible for their own Support and less dependent on public assistance. The TEA program provides monthly cash assistance to eligible families to help meet the family’s basic needs as well as supportive services, such as childcare assistance and employment related services, while a parent or other adult relative works toward increasing his or her earning potential. State law limits the receipt of TEA benefits to a lifetime limit of 24 months. TEA cash assistance is available to help meet the needs of children who are being cared for by a non-parent adult relative. Assistance to such relatives is not time limited.
Services
The above categories are an overview of services provided by DHS/DCO. Of course, each is much more in depth and each case must be looked at on a case-by-case basis. I will be glad to have appointment times set up to talk with clients about the programs. Some programs, like Arkids, will not need an interview; however, programs such as S.N.A.P will require an interview. Also, applications for Arkids are available online, www.arkidsfirst.com, and SNAP applications will soon be available online.