Each Medicaid program has its own requirements you must meet in order to qualify for benefits. All programs have income requirements. Some programs also have age requirements or are limited to certain groups such as pregnant women or people who also have Medicare. To learn more about requirements for different Medicaid programs, click on one of the links below:

Please note that the Alabama Medicaid Agency does not accept faxed applications.
 

• Federal Stimulus Payment Fact Sheet - A one-page fact sheet about how the Alabama Medicaid Agency will count special one-time federal stimulus payments
  
  

• Documents Needed for Proof of Citizenship and Identity - Effective July 1, 2006, Public Law No. 109-171 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Section 6036 requires individuals to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality when initially applying for Medicaid or upon a recipient’s first Medicaid re-determination.
  Updated 9/9/09
   

• Documenting Citizenship and Identity for Alabama Medicaid - An easy-to-read handout for recipients and applicants on the best way to prove citizenship and identity.
   

• COLA Impact Fact Sheet - A one-page fact sheet about the annual federal Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and how increases may impact eligibility for individuals covered by a Medicaid Savings Program.
   
  MLIF/SOBRA Program Requirements-  Effective 2/1/09
  Includes 2009 Requirements for the SOBRA (Medicaid for Pregnant Women and Children and MLIF (Medicaid for Low Income Families) programs
  Get application
  Documents you need to apply
  Apply online
  
  

• Medicaid Income Limits- Effective 2/3/11
  
• ALL Kids Income Limits- ALL Kids income limits increase to 300% effective 10/1/09.
   
  
• Medicaid for the Elderly and Disabled - Brochure -  Effective 2/3/11
  Get application 
   
• Medicare Savings Programs in Alabama – Brochure -  Updated 2/3/11
  Get application 
   
• Home and Community Based Waivers  -  2010 Updated 10/10
   
• Other applications and forms
   
• Plan First - Family Planning Services for Women Ages 19-55
   
• Reporting Changes - Nursing Home / Institutionalized Recipients - Updated 12-8-08
   
• Reporting Changes - Medicare Savings Program Recipients - Updated 12-8-08
   
• Administrative Code - Chapter 25 - Updated 7/16/10
   
• Tips for applying for Institutional Medicaid and Home and Community Based Waivers

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