Sec 36-2973. Qualified medicare beneficiary only; eligibility determination; application; enrollment

A. The administration shall determine the eligibility of all applicants who may be eligible as qualified medicare beneficiaries only. The administration shall ensure that the calculation of income eligibility requirements is in accordance with federal law and the section 1115 waiver. On determination of qualified medicare beneficiary only eligibility, the administration shall enroll the member in the system.

B. The administration may enroll the member who has been determined eligible as a qualified medicare beneficiary only in a fee-for-service arrangement. The director may enter into a contract with a medicare risk contractor that, in accordance with section 1876 of the social security act, has a contract with the health care financing administration and may pay premiums for enrollment of that member.