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Consistent with Community of Hope Health
Clinic’s effort to address a specific segment of the population patients
seeking the Clinic’s assistance will need to satisfy the following
criteria to establish eligibility:
1. Residence: The patient must live in
Shelby County, Alabama.
2. Uninsured: The patient must not already have private medical insurance,
and not be eligible for Medicare, Medicaid or VA benefits.
3. Age: The patient’s age must be between the ages of 18 and 64.
4. Income: The patient’s income must not exceed 2005 of the Federal
Poverty Level based upon the size of the patient’s immediate family.
The Clinic will institute documentation requirements in order to ensure
compliance with these eligibility criteria. The Clinic’s policy will
be to treat every patient that arrives on their first visit and to verify
eligibility prior to patient’s second visit.
If a patient qualities for a government or private program, the Clinic will
refer the patient to the appropriate agency but will treat the current
episode while the appropriate enrollment is pursued
Also, the Clinic will recertify its patients once a year in order to ensure
that patients remain eligible for services. Those between jobs will also be
considered eligible for clinic services. Patients seeking treatment that do
not meet eligibility criteria will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
However, depending upon the requirements or limitations of funding and
resources available to the Clinic, eligibility criteria may be modified.
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