10:71-2.5 Application policy and procedure
(a) Application for Medicaid Only may be taken by the CBOSS where the applicant resides
or is institutionalized at the time of making application.
(b) A legally appointed guardian shall always be recognized as an authorized agent to
initiate an application to establish eligibility for Medicaid Only.
(c) In Medicaid Only, an individual who wishes to apply may be confined at home or at an
institution, or may be subject to a critical illness or injury which impedes action on his or her
own behalf. Consequently, the CBOSS shall accept any one of the following, in order of
priority as listed, as an authorized agent for the purpose of initiating an application:
1. A relative by blood or marriage;
2. A staff member of a public or private welfare agency of which the person is a client, who
has been designated by the agency to so act;
3. A physician or attorney of whom the person is respectively a patient or client;
4. A staff member of an institution or facility in which a person is receiving care, who has
been designated by the institutional facility to so act