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id: "epm:2.5.4.3"
source: "Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual"
source_short: "EPM"
publisher: "Minnesota Department of Human Services"
section: "2.5.4.3"
title: "Financial Eligibility"
breadcrumb: "2 Medical Assistance > 2.5 Medical Assistance for Certain Populations > 2.5.4 Program for People Living in Institutions for Mental Diseases > 2.5.4.3 Financial Eligibility"
effective_date: 2016-06-01
last_modified: 2026-10-03T03:51:59.785796+00:00
version: 1
url: "https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.4.3"
official_origin: "https://hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us/epm/2_5_4_3.htm"
legal_citations:
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# EPM 2.5.4.3 Financial Eligibility

This subchapter provides financial policy information that applies to Program IM. This includes eligibility factors that involve a person’s income or assets.

A person must meet the financial eligibility requirements that match their basis of eligibility to be eligible for Program IM. People are in one of the following eligibility groups:
- [Medical Assistance for People Who Are Age 65 or Older and People Who Are Blind or Have a Disability](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3) (MA-ABD)
- [MA for Employed Persons with Disabilities](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.5) (MA-EPD)
- [MA for Families With Children and Adults](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2) (MA-FCA)

This subchapter includes a Program IM policy and links to the MA-FCA, MA-ABD and MA-EPD financial eligibility policies.
1. [MA-ABD Financial Eligibility](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.3)
  1. [MA-ABD Income](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.3.3)
  2. [MA-ABD Household Composition and Family Size](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.3.1)
  3. [MA-ABD Assets](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.3.2)
  4. [MA-ABD Medical Spenddowns](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.3.4)
2. [MA-EPD Financial Eligibility](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.5.3)
  1. [MA-EPD Asset](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.5.3.1)
  2. [MA-EPD Premiums and Cost Sharing](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.3.5.1.2)
3. [MA-FCA Financial Eligibility](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3)
  1. [MA-FCA Asset Limits](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3.1)
  2. [MA-FCA Income Limit](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3.3)
  3. [MA-FCA Income Methodology](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3.4)
  4. [MA-FCA Household Composition and Family Size](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3.2)
  5. [MA-FCA Sponsor Deeming](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3.2.1)
  6. [MA-FCA Income Verification](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3.5)
  7. [MA-FCA Medical Spenddown](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.2.3.6)