subchapter 23e – medicaid eligibility requirements
SECTION .0100 – non-financial requirements
10A NCAC 23E .0101 AGE
(a) Pregnant women and caretaker relatives shall have no
age requirement to be eligible for Medicaid.
(b) Other individuals shall meet one of the following age
requirements to qualify for Medicaid:
(1) Age 65 and above as an aged individual; or
(2) Under age 65 as a disabled individual; or
(3) Under age 21.
(c) The anniversary of birth shall be the method for
determining when an age is reached.
(d) July 1 shall be the date of birth when the year, but
not the date of birth is known.
History Note: Authority G.S. 108A-54; 42 C.F.R.
435.520; Alexander v. Flaherty Consent Order filed
February 14, 1992;
Eff. September 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1993; August 1, 1990;
Transferred from 10A NCAC 21B .0301 Eff. May 1, 2012.