To be eligible for Maryland Medicaid, you must:

• Be a resident of Maryland​​
• Be a U.S. Citizen or non-citizen who meets immigr​ation status requirements​​
• Provide​​ a Social Security Number (SSN) (if you have one and are applying for coverage for yourself). 
• Meet financial requirements​
• ​Meet income limits.  Medicaid income limits and rules vary for different groups of individuals and household sizes.
• ​​​​​​​​​​​Income ​limits​​​ for children, parents and caretaker relatives, adults ages 19-64, and pregnant women.
• ​​Income limits​ for aged, blind or disabled individuals and for the Medicare Savings Program.
• Meet ​​​​​​Asset limits.  Only applies to certain groups including individuals who need long term care or are applying based on being  aged, blind or disabled
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Meet medical eligibility. Only applies to certain Medicaid programs, such as Long Term Care and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers.​