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id: "epm:2.5.6.3.4"
source: "Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual"
source_short: "EPM"
publisher: "Minnesota Department of Human Services"
section: "2.5.6.3.4"
title: "Post-Eligibility"
breadcrumb: "2 Medical Assistance > 2.5 Medical Assistance for Certain Populations > 2.5.6 Medical Assistance for Children Receiving Northstar Adoption Assistance (NAA), Northstar Kinship Assistance (NKA), and Children in Foster Care (FC) > 2.5.6.3 Medical Assistance for Children in Foster Care (MA-FC) > 2.5.6.3.4 Post-Eligibility"
effective_date: 2023-01-01
last_modified: 2026-10-03T03:52:00.221519+00:00
version: 1
url: "https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.6.3.4"
official_origin: "https://hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us/epm/2_5_6_3_4.htm"
legal_citations:
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# EPM 2.5.6.3.4 Post-Eligibility

This subchapter includes policies that apply to Medical Assistance for children in foster care (MA-FC) and when applicable, links to policies that apply to all MA programs and all Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP).

Topics covered in this sub-chapter are:

[MA-FC Basis of Eligibility](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.6.3.2.1)

[MA Benefit Recovery](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.1.1.2.1)

[MA Third Party Liability](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.1.1.2.1.3)

Children in foster care are not required to cooperate with TPL requirements as a condition of eligibility for MA.

[MA Cost Effective Insurance](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.1.1.2.1.3.1)

[MA Medical Support](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.1.1.2.1.3.2)

A medical support referral is not required for children in foster care.

[MA-FC Health Care Delivery](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.6.3.4.1)

[MA-NAA, MA-NKA, and MA-FC Title IV-E and Medicare](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.6.1.4.2)

[MA Referral for Other Benefits](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.1.1.2.4)

Children in foster care are not required to apply for other benefits as a condition of MA eligibility.

[MA-FC Renewals](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.5.6.3.4.2)