809 Alaska Residency 809 F. Out of State Individual Moves to Alaska Clarified that for individuals moving to Alaska to receive Alaska Medicaid in a month that they already received Medicaid benefits in another state, as long as case closure in the other state has been verified, client statement is sufficient verification that benefits were not used in the other state. 12/01/2016 812 Medical Support Assignment 812 B. Who is not Required to Cooperate Clarified that a non-parent/caretaker relative is not required to cooperate with child support requirements. Removed exemption that applicants under the age of 21 are not required to cooperate with CSSD as this is old Family Medicaid policy. 12/01/2016 812 Medical Support Assignment 812-1 Informing Applicants and Recipients about Medical Support Orders and Requirements Added that if all other eligibility requirements are met except for statement of cooperation, non-cooperation, or good cause, the child(ren)’s Medicaid can be authorized and the parent/caretaker must be sent notification of the requirements. Also, if otherwise eligible, the child(ren)’s benefits should be authorized while waiting for the parent/caretaker to cooperate with CSSD. Clarified that the Child Support Information form is no longer sent to CSSD. This form is used by DPA to collect whether a client agrees to cooperate, is requesting good cause, and information about the parent. The individual will work directly with CSSD for choosing to opt out of cash enforcement support, keeping information confidential, etc. 12/01/2016 812 Medical Support Assignment 812-4 E. Penalty for Failure to Cooperate Removed situation that an adult under 21 is not penalized for failure to cooperate with CSSD. A parent or guardian (over 18 years old), unless exempt, must cooperate with CSSD. 12/01/2016 813 Development of Income 813 Development of Income Clarified that if a person is part of the tax filing unit with household members requesting Medicaid, the individual needs to develop their income if applicable. 12/01/2016 813 Development of 813 D. Exemptions for Corrected terminology from post-graduate to in exemption. 12/01/2016
Income Applying for UIB 813 Development of Income 813 G. Penalty for Failure to Apply Clarified that if a household member fails to develop income the other household members will not be penalized. 12/01/2016 814 TPL and Recovery 814 E. (1) ET Actions Related to TPL/TPR Corrected TPL policy to match Child Support Policy per clarification from CMS. The Medicaid benefit must be authorized while we are waiting for TPL details. Clarified that termination of TPL must be verified. 12/01/2016 814 TPL and Recovery 814 G. Cooperation with TPL/TPR and Individuals Under 18 Changed the age to 18 from 21 years old to match MAGI policy requirements. 12/01/2016 815 Residents of Institutions 815-1 Children in Residential Treatment Centers over 30 Days Removed information for children in residential treatment centers eligible in the Non-MAGI category and added a link to the Residential Treatment Center section of the ADLTC manual. 12/01/2016 816 MAGI Medicaid Categories 816-1 B. Pregnant Women Medicaid Per federal regulations, removed verification requirement for multiple expected births. Client statement is acceptable. 12/01/2016 816 MAGI Categories 816-1 C. (1) Continuous Eligibility for Children Clarified that in a renewal situation, the new CEP begins the first of the month after a renewal is worked, not the first of the month after the previously approved CEP ended. 12/01/2016 816 MAGI Medicaid Categories 816-1 D. Parent/Caretaker Relative Corrected the policy that a parent who has had their legal and financial ties to a child severed by adoption cannot be considered parent/caretaker relative for that child. Per CMS, the parent/caretaker relative must have legal 12/01/2016
MAGI Income Deductions Deductions Addendum 5 The Leave and Earnings Statement The Leave and Earnings Statement Updated to match the Affordable Care Act regulations. 12/01/2016 Breast and Cervical Cancer Medicaid Removed section as this type of coverage is explained in the ADTLC manual. 12/01/2016