§350C-6  Medical assistance.  (a)  For
the purposes of this chapter, a child with special needs shall be eligible for
a medical assistance identification document if:



(1)  An adoption assistance agreement was entered into
on the child's behalf;



(2)  A certified copy of the adoption assistance
agreement is filed with the department; and



(3)  The state that entered into the adoption
assistance agreement is a signatory to the compact.



At least once a year, the adoptive parents shall be
required to show that the adoption assistance agreement is in force.



(b)  A holder of medical assistance
identification documents pursuant to this chapter shall be treated the same as
any other holder of medical assistance identification documents under the laws
of this State.



(c)  The department shall reimburse the cost of
services for a child who is in another state if:



(1)  The child is covered by an adoption assistance
agreement made by the department;



(2)  The service is not covered by the resident state;



(3)  The service would have been covered by the State
if the child had remained a resident of the State;



(4)  The service is not covered by any insurance or
other third party medical contract or arrangement; and



(5)  Evidence of payment for the services sought to be
reimbursed is submitted to the department.



(d)  This section shall apply only to medical
assistance for children under adoption assistance agreements from states that
have entered into a compact with this State under which the other state
provides medical assistance to children with special needs under adoption
assistance agreements made by this State. [L 1986, c 110, pt of §1]