Qualifying Activities Resources

To be eligible for Georgia Pathways to Coverage™ (Pathways), you must perform one or more qualifying activities for 80 hours each month. Qualifying activities include:

  • Full-time or part-time employment
  • Self-employment
  • On-the-job training
  • Job readiness assistance programs
  • A stay in a skilled nursing facility/hospital
  • Community service
  • Relative caregiving, or providing caregiving to a relative, through  Structured Family Caregiving within Elderly Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP), Community Care Service Program (CCSP), or Service Options Using Resources in a Community Environment (SOURCE)
  • Vocational education training
  • Enrollment in the Vocational Rehabilitation program of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA)
  • Higher education through enrollment in public and private universities and technical colleges​​​​​​​​​​
    • Current college course-load credit hours will be granted qualifying activity hours as follows:
      • At least 11.5 credit hours will count as 80 hours per month.
      • Between 5.50 and 11.49 credit hours will count as 40 hours per month.
      • Between 0.01 and 5.49 credit hours will count as 20 hours per month.
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Works Program
  • Parent and legal guardian of a child under the age of six (6)

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Resources to Enroll in Qualifying Activities

If you are not eligible for Pathways because you do not meet the qualifying activities requirement, there are many resources that may help you qualify.

You can meet this requirement by participating in full-time or part-time employment. Organizations that can help include:

You can meet this requirement by participating in on-the-job training with your full-time or part-time employer.

You can meet this requirement by participating in job readiness assistance programs. Organizations that can help include:

You can meet this requirement by participating in community service with a local community organization or non-profit. Organizations that can help include:

You can meet this requirement by providing caregiving for a relative through the following programs:

You can meet this requirement by participating in vocational education training. Organizations that can help include:

You can meet this requirement by participating in the Vocational Rehabilitation program of The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA), or 1-844-367-4872, if you cannot work due to a disability. 

You can meet this requirement by participating in higher education. Organizations that can help include:

You can meet this requirement through active enrollment in the SNAP Works Program, also known as the SNAP Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) program. 

You can meet this requirement if you are the parent and legal guardian of a child under the age of six, if the child is also enrolled in Medicaid or on the Medicaid application with you. 

You can perform any combination of qualifying activities to reach 80 hours of qualifying activities each month. For example, you can meet the 80 hour requirement in a month by working 60 hours and doing 20 hours of community service. 

Qualifying Activity Documentation at Application

When applying, you may need to provide documentation to verify your qualifying activities. These organizations can verify your fulfillment of 80 hours of qualifying activities.