Please refer to the eligibility determination handbook, Getting Into the DD Pipeline , for definitions and solutions to emergencies. Your waiver packet may be returned without approval or review if your plan is not submitted at least twenty days prior to the effective date on the preapproval form. The Division will not change the plan s effective date for you. This means you will have to change your plan of care s effective date to match a new twenty day rule when you return your plan. Always send copies to the Division.
Original documents belong in the client s master file in the field.
The Division accepts copies, provided you keep the originals. Whenever possible, please do not fax your plans and modifications to the Division. The fax machine should only be used for the rapid transmission of documents. It is both cheaper and better to send things earlier by regular mail. Don t be afraid to use the U.S. Postal Service, if time allows.