§350C-6 Medical assistance. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, a child with special needs shall be eligible for a medical assistance identification document if:
(1) An adoption assistance agreement was entered into on the child's behalf;
(2) A certified copy of the adoption assistance agreement is filed with the department; and
(3) The state that entered into the adoption assistance agreement is a signatory to the compact.
At least once a year, the adoptive parents shall be required to show that the adoption assistance agreement is in force.
(b) A holder of medical assistance identification documents pursuant to this chapter shall be treated the same as any other holder of medical assistance identification documents under the laws of this State.
(c) The department shall reimburse the cost of services for a child who is in another state if:
(1) The child is covered by an adoption assistance agreement made by the department;
(2) The service is not covered by the resident state;
(3) The service would have been covered by the State if the child had remained a resident of the State;
(4) The service is not covered by any insurance or other third party medical contract or arrangement; and
(5) Evidence of payment for the services sought to be reimbursed is submitted to the department.
(d) This section shall apply only to medical assistance for children under adoption assistance agreements from states that have entered into a compact with this State under which the other state provides medical assistance to children with special needs under adoption assistance agreements made by this State. [L 1986, c 110, pt of §1]
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