Alabama Medicaid eligibility and caretaker-relative regulations
Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 560-X-25 sets Medicaid eligibility rules, including applications and representatives, redeterminations, categorical criteria, institutional and HCBS-waiver income rules, and Parents and Other Caretaker Relatives coverage.
Alabama · Effective · Implementation Jul 4, 2026
What it is
- What changed
- Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 560-X-25 is the Medicaid Eligibility chapter. Rule 560-X-25-.04 defines application, representative authority, eligibility determination, redetermination at least every 12 months, and denial or termination when needed information is not provided. Rule 560-X-25-.05 covers general categorical criteria. Rule 560-X-25-.10 covers income criteria for institutional Medicaid and certain HCBS waiver programs. Rule 560-X-25-.15 defines Parents and Other Caretaker Relatives coverage, relationship and technical requirements, and transitional medical assistance rules.
- Why it matters
- This is the official regulatory layer behind Alabama Medicaid application, renewal, caretaker-relative coverage, institutional care, and HCBS-waiver screening. Caregivers can use it to understand the authority beneath guidance pages while still routing final eligibility questions to Alabama Medicaid.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, People receiving careMedicaid applicants, Medicaid recipients, parents and caretaker relatives, family caregivers, HCBS waiver recipients
Sources
- Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 560-X-25 Medicaid Eligibility
- Alabama Administrative Code Rule 560-X-25-.04
- Alabama Administrative Code Rule 560-X-25-.05
- Alabama Administrative Code Rule 560-X-25-.10
- Alabama Administrative Code Rule 560-X-25-.15
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.