Basic Eligibility

You may be eligible for Medicaid if your income is low and you match one of the following descriptions:

• You think you are pregnant.
• You are a child or teenager.
• You are age 65 or older.
• You are legally blind.
• You have a disability.
• You need nursing home care.

For information about Georgia Pathways to Coverage™, a new class of Medicaid for those not eligible for traditional Medicaid, click here.

Express Lane Eligibility

Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) is an automatic process to enroll or renew eligible children under the age of 19 who are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Child are and Parent Services (CAPS), or Women, Infants and Children (WIC) into the Medical Assistance program.

The Division of Family and Children Services (DFSC) will use the household size, residency, and income information from SNAP, TANF, RCA, CAPS, or WIC, but DFCS will verify citizenship or immigration status using the Medical Assistance rules to make an ELE determination to automatically enroll or renew the children in Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids. DFCS will send a determination notice once completed, let members make any changes, and allow them to opt out of the ELE process or terminate the Medical Assistance case at any time.