Kansas Family Medical Assistance
Manual (KFMAM)
Eligibility Policy - 4/20/2024
02000 >>> 02010 >>> 2010 >>> 2010.01
02010
2010.01 Legally Incapacitated Persons - Legally incapacitated persons are not eligible to receive assistance unless such assistance is applied for by one of the following:
a. Guardian or conservator.
b. Medical Representative
c. Representative Payee for Social Security
d. Tax filer who claims (or intends to claim) the adult as a dependent on his or her federal tax return
A legally incapacitated adult shall be defined as any adult who is impaired both physically and mentally by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability to the extent that he or she is unable to understand or communicate responsible decisions concerning his or her person, or to the extent the adult cannot effectively manage or apply his or her estate to necessary ends for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed by the court.