Medical Assistance eligibility workers utilize extensive application and investigative process to determine eligibility for County and State applicants and refers Federal applicants to the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Applications are also taken at hospitals upon notification of a Yavapai County resident s admission. This department authorizes payment of medical bills for eligible County indigent population. Title 36 clients who have been deemed by the courts to be in need of this care.
Services funded include nursing facility care or home and community based care.
All Long Term Care members receive medical services that include physician services, hospitalization, pharmacy and durable medical equipment as medical necessary. Nursing facility care includes placement, transportation and therapies as medically necessary. Home care services include nursing, housekeeping, adult day care, and personal care. Community care includes Attendant Care and other approved Assisted Living Facilities. Program Contractors like Yavapai County Long Term Care are moving toward the implementation of systems to control fraud and abuse within the Medicaid System in Yavapai County.