County Indigent Health Care Program - Eligibility Criteria
Residence: The applicant must live in the county in which s/he applies and must intend to remain there.
Household: A CIHCP household is a person living alone or two or more persons living together where legal responsibility for support exists, excluding disqualified persons. A disqualified person is one who receives or is categorically eligible to receive Medicaid.
Resources: A household is eligible if the total countable household resources do not exceed:
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$3,000.00 when a person who is aged or disabled and who meets relationship requirements lives in the home or
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$2,000.00 for all other households.
Income: A household is eligible if its monthly net income does not exceed 21% of the Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG). Counties may choose to increase the monthly income standard to a maximum of 50% FPG, and still qualify to apply for state assistance funds.
| # of Individuals in the CIHCPHousehold | 21% FPG Minimum Income Standard | 50% FPG Maximum Income Standard |
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1 | $213 | $506 |
| 2 | $289 | $686 |
| 3 | $364 | $866 |
| 4 | $440 | $1,046 |
| 5 | $515 | $1,226 |
| 6 | $591 | $1,406 |
| 7 | $667 | $1,586 |
| 8 | $742 | $1,766 |
| 9 | $818 | $1,946 |
| 10 | $893 | $2,126 |
| 11 | $969 | $2,306 |
| 12 | $1,045 | $2,486 |
