In order to qualify for Medicaid, you must:

• Meet all income, age or other requirements
• Provide proof of your income and other information
• Fill out all forms correctly
• Turn your application in to the correct office or worker

To learn more about how to apply for Medicaid benefits, click on one of the links below or call Medicaid toll free at 1-800-362-1504.

• General Information - Eligibility

• Qualifying for Medicaid

• Applications and Forms

• Contact Information
  

• Citizenship and Identity Information - 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.
  
  

• Qualifying Individual-1 (QI-1) Program - Applications now accepted
  
  

• Alabama Long-Term Care Partnership Program - New program to help Alabama residents protect their assets
  
  

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

Questions about your Medicaid ID number? Click here