Idaho Code § 56-504
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56-504 LIMITATION ON BENEFITS.
Official statutory text
56-504. limitation on benefits. (1) Medical assistance under the refugee medical assistance program is determined under 45 CFR 400.211.
(2) A person with refugee status whose countable income does not exceed one hundred thirty-three percent (133%) of the federal poverty guidelines is eligible for refugee medical assistance. A person with refugee status whose income exceeds such threshold may subtract his medical costs from his income and spend down to the FPG limit for his family size.
(3) Income is counted or excluded in accordance with medicaid program rules except that the following are excluded from income when determining eligibility:
(a) Refugee cash assistance; and
(b) The income of sponsors and the in-kind services and shelter provided to refugees by their sponsors.
History:
[56-504, added 2025, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 799.]
(2) A person with refugee status whose countable income does not exceed one hundred thirty-three percent (133%) of the federal poverty guidelines is eligible for refugee medical assistance. A person with refugee status whose income exceeds such threshold may subtract his medical costs from his income and spend down to the FPG limit for his family size.
(3) Income is counted or excluded in accordance with medicaid program rules except that the following are excluded from income when determining eligibility:
(a) Refugee cash assistance; and
(b) The income of sponsors and the in-kind services and shelter provided to refugees by their sponsors.
History:
[56-504, added 2025, ch. 166, sec. 1, p. 799.]
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