Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 6 - Division of Family and Children's Services › Chapter 1 - DFCS Policy Manual › Section 18-6-1-G - Adoption Policy › ADOPTION ASSISTANCE › Section 18-6-1-G-XI - MEDICAID CARDS FOR IV-E ADOPTION ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS FROM OTHER STATES

Current through June 25, 2024
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
						(COBRA) of 1986 allows IV-E Foster Children and children receiving IV-E
						Adoption Assistance to be eligible for Medicaid coverage in the State where
						they reside. The children are automatically eligible for Medicaid coverage.
Correspondence will be routed through the ICPC if the
						child has not been adopted. If the child has been adopted, correspondence will
						be routed to the Adoption Assistance Supervisor, Adoption Unit.
Families from non-ICAMA states will be instructed to
						send to the Adoption Unit:
1. The
					 Federal (IV-E) Adoption Assistance Agreement form 431 (the most recent
					 agreement form). The agreement form will verify the child's date of birth.
2. A copy of the state of origin's
					 letter requesting Mississippi Medicaid.
3. A copy of the child's social security
					 card.
4. A copy of the state of
					 origin's annually certified renewal agreement of need for continued Adoption
					 Assistance.
5. Race and sex of
					 child.
6. Current address and
					 telephone number of the adoptive family.
ICAMA states will submit to the Adoption Unit the ICAMA
						papers and each child's most recent IV-E Adoption Assistance Agreement form.
All documentation shall be sent to the Adoption Unit no
						later than the 14th day of each month in order to
						generate a Mississippi Medicaid card for the child. The card is mailed directly
						to the adoptive family home address by Mississippi Medicaid. Written
						notification of changes of address are to be mailed to the Adoption Unit.
For foster children from other states who are placed for
						adoption with Mississippi families but are not yet receiving Adoption
						Assistance from the sending state, DFCS Workers shall follow the procedures for
						Receipt of Medicaid cards for IV-E foster children (Foster Care Policy Section
						D). The Adoption Unit shall be notified when the sending state begins Adoption
						Assistance eligibility, and the procedures for Request for Mississippi Medicaid
						card for IV-E Adoption Assistance Recipients from other states will be
						followed.
A.
Procedure for
					 Child in MDHS/DFCS Custody with Interstate Compact Placement for
					 Adoption
Child has to be in custody of DFCS or a licensed
						child-placing agency; legally free for adoption; and have been certified as a
						child with special needs.
1. An
					 approved home study is received from the other state by the ICPC Adoption
					 Specialist.
2. The ICPC Worker
					 routes the case with the approved home study to the Administrator, Adoption
					 Unit for approval or disapproval.
3. If the child has been certified eligible
					 for IV-E Adoption Assistance, the Federal Adoption Assistance Agreements are
					 completed by the Adoption Assistance worker.
4. Agreements plus a letter are sent to the
					 origin state by the ICPC worker.
5. The approved negotiated Agreement forms
					 are received by the ICPC worker; the forms are routed for approval to the
					 Administrator Adoption Unit.
6.
					 ICAMA forms and the Agreement are completed and mailed to the origin state to
					 notify the state of the child's receipt of Adoption Assistance.
NOTE: IV-E approved Agreement forms need to be in place
						prior to placement of the child.
A non-IV-E child who was determined eligible for
						Mississippi Adoption Assistance but was to be placed for adoption through ICPC
						would follow the same procedures, except the family approved to adopt a
						Non-IV-E child would be a licensed Resource Home for foster care payments.
The family would inquire in the other state's Department
						of Human Services, Social Services Department as to the child's eligibility to
						receive the resident state's Medicaid services.