My son, Liam who is 3 years old and has Down syndrome, was made eligible for Medi-Cal through the institutional deeming waiver when he turned one. This was when we were living in Foster City and it was done through the Golden Gate Regional Center. We recently moved to Antioch and when everything was transferred to the Regional Center of the East Bay, they told me that he no longer qualifies for Medi-Cal because he isn't "disabled" enough. I was told that for children under 5 years old, they don't consider independent living, emotional, cognitive or communication deficits. And that to qualify as a 3 year old he would need to have more significant motor delays (even though he is just barely starting to walk at 3 years 8 months of age) or more significant medical issues (such as something requiring medication). Has anyone with RCEB had their child made eligible for Medi-Cal through the institutional deeming waiver prior to age 5? If so, I would love to hear from you.
Laurie
Jan 5, 2010
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Hi Laurie,
ReplyDeletei will look into this and follow up with you on Monday.did your worker give you this information? i do know a supervisor at the regional center who understands about institutional deeming who might be helpful. his name is Franco and his number is 691-2308. give him a call next week and i'll look into as well.
Martha
Update: I wrote a letter to RCEB explaining why I thought Liam should qualify and they reviewed the case and have now decided he does qualify!
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